BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – Legislation with the goal of hiring more correctional officers at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center has passed the Illinois...
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MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – Marion Police have released photos of the suspect and the getaway vehicle used in the robbery Monday of a...
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COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Jackson County man was killed Wednesday in a single vehicle crash in the Metro East. Illinois State Police...
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By JIM SALTER for the Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central...
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QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has declined to order a western Illinois judge to impose a sentence in a sexual...
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CHICAGO (AP) — A 70-year-old woman with a history of slipping past security at airports and sneaking onto flights was sentenced on Thursday...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded early Friday by a gunman who dropped a handgun while waiting in...
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MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) – Jackson County State’s Attorney Joe Cervantez announced Wednesday charges against six individuals all recently arrested in connection to different...
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By JOHN O’CONNOR for the Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Dr. Ngozi Ezike, thrust into an unsolicited spotlight as the face of Illinois’ battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Tuesday...
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