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Candidates Square Off In Debate For Illinois' 12th Congressional District

October 9, 2014 @ 8:36 am

Marion, Ill. – The three candidates for Illinois’ 12th Congressional District all have different reasons for running. They outlined those reasons at the Marion...

Lawmakers Continue Probe Into Quinn's Anti-Violence Program

October 9, 2014 @ 8:31 am

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois legislative panel investigating management and spending problems with Gov. Pat Quinn’s 2010 anti-violence program continues for a second day....

Authorities Seek Fugitive Sex Offender In Williamson County

October 9, 2014 @ 8:29 am

Marion, Ill. – Williamson County authorities are looking for a non-compliant sex offender. Williamson County Sheriff Bennie Vick says Dale Ray Bozarth is wanted on...

Carbondale Police Investigate Shots Fired Near Park

October 9, 2014 @ 8:26 am

Carbondale, Ill – Carbondale Police are investigating a report of shots fired near Attucks Park during a kids’ flag football game. Police say the...

SIU Bomb Threat Suspect Ordered To Stay In Jail Pending Trial

October 8, 2014 @ 8:16 am

BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a Chicago man accused of mailing threats of beheadings, bombings and other violence to Southern...

Jury Selection Begins In Murder Retrial

October 8, 2014 @ 8:03 am

Herrin, Ill. – A woman accused of suffocating her child in 2008 is being retried in Williamson County. Jury selection began yesterday for 24-year-old Karrae...

State Commission Begins Hearing On Anti-Violence Program

October 8, 2014 @ 7:56 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Lawmakers are set to start a two-day hearing probing Gov. Pat Quinn’s troubled anti-violence program. The Legislative Audit Commission subpoenaed seven...

West City Water Department Under Investigation

October 7, 2014 @ 12:13 pm

West City, Ill. – The West City Water Department is under investigation after an annual audit revealed discrepancies in the department’s finances. Franklin County...

Emerald Ash Borer Discovered In Southern Illinois

October 7, 2014 @ 8:28 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state Agriculture Department says a beetle that’s killed hundreds of millions of U.S. ash trees has spread to more...

IDNR Plans To Acquire Four Properties For State Parks

October 7, 2014 @ 8:25 am

State parks and recreation areas are expanding. The state has announced the following acquisitions, worth a total of around $2.1 million: – Burning Star...