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Illinois Among Top In US For Campaign Ad Spending

September 24, 2014 @ 9:45 am

CHICAGO (AP) — If it seems as though the number of political ads on television has ramped up markedly this election, now there’s concrete...

Missing Man Found Dead

September 23, 2014 @ 11:20 am

A man who was reported missing on Sunday has been found dead. Williamson County Coroner Junior Burke recovered the body of Robert Michael Boaz...

One Dead After Single-Vehicle Crash

September 23, 2014 @ 11:10 am

A man is dead after a single-vehicle accident in the small town of Ferges, near Johnston City late Sunday evening. Williamson County Coroner Junior...

Prosecutors Seek Time To Review Ex-Lawmaker's Past

September 23, 2014 @ 11:07 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors asked a federal judge Monday for more time to look into the background of a former Illinois state representative who pleaded not...

Man Sentenced on 6th, 7th DUI Convictions

September 23, 2014 @ 11:02 am

A Murphysboro man has been sentenced to 30 months behind bars yesterday after pleading guilty to aggravated DUI, in a press release from Jackson...

Person Hospitalized After Motorcycle Crash

September 22, 2014 @ 9:41 am

A person has been left with serious injuries when their motorcycle struck a tractor on IL Rt. 37. According to the Southern Illinoisan, the...

Illinois Medical Marijuana Applications Due Monday

September 22, 2014 @ 9:39 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Two Illinois state agencies will accept applications for medical marijuana businesses until 3 p.m. Monday. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and...

GOP's Rauner Gets Another $1M From Hedge Fund CEO

September 22, 2014 @ 9:34 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago hedge fund manager has donated another $1 million to GOP Illinois governor candidate Bruce Rauner, according to state campaign records....

Crash Leads To Arrest In Murphysboro

September 22, 2014 @ 9:29 am

Around 6 pm on Saturday evening, Murphysboro police responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of 20th St. and Shomaker Drive. Police...

Two Separate Sexual Assaults in Carbondale, Six SIU Students Arrested

September 19, 2014 @ 10:28 am

Two separate sexual assault incidents have led to the arrest of six SIU students. Dequante Daniels, Teon Slaughter, Conner Mayweather, and Damiyon Griffin, all...