Mount Vernon residents gather around the families of the victims of Sunday morning’s shooting in prayer at the Prayer for Peace event at The Commons on July 28 in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

Rookie C.J. West dominated at the onset of the 49ers’ first full-padded practice Monday, a positive sign for an overhauled defensive front.

The FBC Prodigy 16U basketball team, based in Mount Vernon, were runner-ups at the Under Armour Rise national championship game, losing 54-52 to PFA Blackout from Indianapolis, July 18–21 in Manheim, ...

Authorities have announced charges in a weekend shooting in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, that claimed the lives of two people.

MANITOWOC – The Manitowoc County Historical Society will host a Hometown History Expo on Saturday, Aug. 9. The event will from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum and Pinecrest Village, 924 ...

Vernon Dahmer Jr. was a civil rights activist, veteran, father and friend. His youngest brother, Dennis Keith Dahmer Sr., says his older brother was a great man who left his own legacy.

ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, RIIZE, BTS, ILLIT, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart ...

An infant in the northern Indian state of Bihar reportedly bit a cobra to death after it coiled around his hands. The one-year-old boy, identified only by his first name Govinda, bit the cobra ...

A shooting in Mt. Vernon early Sunday morning left two men dead and five others injured, as investigators continue working to piece together what police are calling a senseless act ...

Mt. Vernon, Illinois - This morning July 27, 2025 at 0049 (12:49AM), our police department responded to a report of a shooting in the 600 block of South 15th Street. Seven people had been shot, two ...

A driver had to be extricated from their vehicle and transported to the hospital after a crash into a tree that caused the vehicle's engine to be detached from the car in Vernon Hills.

Area amateur baseball playoff roundup for July 25: Rays outlast Mount Vernon with walk-off win Inside: Alexandria hits five home runs in shutout win over Corsica ...