West Frankfort man arrested June 10, 2022 @ 6:50 am A West Frankfort man has been arrested for stealing copper. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office received a report yesterday of a theft in progress... Read More
Pritzker signs law providing two weeks unpaid leave for workers who experience a... June 10, 2022 @ 6:48 am Governor JB Pritzker is signing a new state law giving workers time off after a miscarriage or other loss. The family bereavement leave act... Read More
Governor Pritzker pushes income and property tax rebates to offset record gas pr... June 9, 2022 @ 7:21 am Illinois’ average price per gallon of regular gas is now a full dollar more than neighboring Missouri, driven mainly by the state’s gas and... Read More
Benton man arrested on charges of criminal damage to property and theft June 9, 2022 @ 7:17 am FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A Benton man has been arrested for stealing over $500 worth of telephone cable from Frontier Communications. According to... Read More
Marion man faces burglary and theft charges June 9, 2022 @ 6:31 am WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (WJPF) – A Marion man is facing charges of robbing a barn in rural West Frankfort. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office... Read More
6 southern Illinoi nursing homes cited, fined by Illinois Department of Public H... June 8, 2022 @ 10:46 am SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) – The Illinois Department of Public has released a list of nursing homes violations for the first quarter of 2022.... Read More
One person taken to the hospital after Mt. Vernon home invasion June 8, 2022 @ 10:20 am MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – A man has been arrested after breaking into a Mt. Vernon home and attacking the people inside. Mt.... Read More
High court won't hear appeal over McCloskeys' law licenses June 7, 2022 @ 9:37 am By JIM SALTER for the Associated Press ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal... Read More
Google adds to settlements over Illinois' biometric privacy law June 6, 2022 @ 8:32 am By KEVIN BESSLER for the Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO Ill. (IRN) — Some Illinois residents could soon receive a check as part of... Read More
Two shot in Carbondale early Sunday morning June 6, 2022 @ 8:30 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Two people were injured in a shooting early Sunday in Carbondale. At about 3:00 a.m., Carbondale Police say officers... Read More