EDWARDSVILLE, IL. (WJPF) – A lifelong Carbondale resident has been elected Chairman of The SIU Board of Trustees. Judge Phil Gilbert was chosen at...

CHICAGO (AP) – An Illinois hotline that supports people addicted to opioids and other substances has received 10,000 calls since it was set up...

PICKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois man has been convicted in connection with an April 2018 attack that left another man blind. The...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A $15-an-hour minimum wage is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker after the House approved the six-year plan. Thursday’s 69-41 vote...

CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge says he’ll issue a ruling Tuesday on a city of Chicago request to toss a lawsuit aimed at...

CHANNAHON, Ill. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois has been deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border with his Air National Guard unit....

CAPE GIRARDEAU, IL. (WJPF) – A Carbondale man is dead after driving his vehicle into the Mississippi River. 83-year-old Curtis Hawkins drove into the...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – A twelve-year-old has been taken into custody, accused of treating the Zeigler-Royalton Grade School as well as a family...

MT. VERNON, IL. (WJPF) – No injuries have been reported after fire at Kendrick Paper Company in Mt. Vernon. Flames were first seen coming...