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Governor Pritzker to make stop in Metro East Wednesday

January 26, 2022 @ 7:55 am

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (WJPF) – Governor JB Pritzker will be in the metro east area Wednesday According to the governor’s public schedule, Pritzker...

Shooting deaths of state trooper, wife ruled murder-suicide

January 26, 2022 @ 7:52 am

CHICAGO (AP) — The shooting deaths of an off-duty Illinois State Police trooper and his wife were ruled a murder-suicide Tuesday by the...

More out-of-state women coming to Illinois for abortions

January 26, 2022 @ 7:17 am

CHICAGO (AP) — As neighboring states enact increasingly stringent abortion laws, Illinois has seen a significant rise in the number of women who...

Off-duty Illinois state trooper 1 of 2 shot dead in Chicago

January 25, 2022 @ 8:35 am

CHICAGO (AP) — An off-duty Illinois State Police trooper and a woman were shot dead in a car on Chicago’s South Side on...

Free firewood available to residents of Jackson, Union counties

January 25, 2022 @ 8:28 am

MAKANDA, Ill. (WJPF) – Residents of Jackson and Union counties will be able to help themselves to free firewood from Giant City State...

Suspect sought in Vienna vehicle theft

January 24, 2022 @ 7:53 am

VIENNA, Ill. (WJPF) – Police in Vienna are looking for a man wanted in connection to a vehicle theft. Police say Kenneth Merryman...

Police in Johnson County looking person shooting fireworks towards houses

January 24, 2022 @ 7:27 am

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Authorities in Johnson County are looking for the person responsible for shooting fireworks from a moving car towards...

Illinois unemployment rate down in December

January 24, 2022 @ 7:05 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) – State official report Illinois’ unemployment rate fell slightly in December. Last month’s jobless rate fell 0.4% to 5.3%. Non-farm...

New cases of COVID-19 remain at elevated levels

January 24, 2022 @ 7:03 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) – 183,722 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Illinois last week, with 746 additional deaths. At last check, 6,054...

Officer wounded in shooting that killed 1 officer out of ICU

January 24, 2022 @ 7:01 am

BRADLEY, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois police officer who was critically wounded in a December shooting that killed another officer is out of intensive...