Positive COVID-19 test for worker at House meeting place May 28, 2020 @ 8:36 am FILE – State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Louisville, left, wears a face mask as he walks through the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield, Ill.,... Read More
SIU Board of Trustees to consider Austin Lane for Carbondale Chancellor May 27, 2020 @ 9:50 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — The SIU Board of Trustees will meet Friday to consider the appointment of Austin Lane as the next chancellor of... Read More
One injured, one cited in Perry County crash May 27, 2020 @ 9:37 am PERRY COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — The driver of a tractor-trailer is recovering from injuries suffered in a two vehicle crash in Perry County. It... Read More
Legislator seeking Pritzker recall due to unemployment woes May 27, 2020 @ 9:33 am FILE – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker listens to a question after announcing a shelter in place order to combat the spread of the Covid-19... Read More
Nebraska troopers arrest 4 from Illinois after 174 mph chase May 26, 2020 @ 5:59 pm GIBBON, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol says it has arrested four people from Illinois — including a driver accused of leading troopers... Read More
Illinois' COVID-19 hospitalizations, infection rates drop May 26, 2020 @ 5:57 pm CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says metrics used to measure the spread of the coronavirus are trending downward as Illinois prepares to further... Read More
Union Co. reports covid deaths May 26, 2020 @ 7:17 am The Southern Seven Health Department reported Monday that another person has died in Union County after being diagnosed with COVID-19. The person was a... Read More
Sesser Police arrest wanted man May 25, 2020 @ 7:47 am A police officer and a suspect were injured during a traffic stop arrest Friday night in Sesser. A Sesser officer pulled over a vehicle... Read More
Fatal stabbing reported in Marion May 25, 2020 @ 7:30 am Marion Police responded to the report of a stabbing early Saturday morning in the 1300 block of Sherman Drive. Officers located a male subject... Read More
5 teens shot, 1 fatally, in 24 hours in St. Louis County May 22, 2020 @ 8:40 am ST. LOUIS (AP) — Five teenagers were shot in a 24-hour period in St. Louis County, one of them fatally, in what is shaping... Read More