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Judge: Illinois court running out of money due to shutdown

January 22, 2019 @ 7:27 am

BENTON, Ill. (AP) – The chief federal judge for Southern Illinois says if a partial government shutdown continues past early February the court may...

Illinois man accused of letting 11-year-old drive to school

January 22, 2019 @ 7:20 am

ROUND LAKE PARK, Ill. (AP) – An arrest warrant has been issued for a northern Illinois man who police say allowed an 11-year-old relative...

Rauner administration reduced number of state patronage jobs

January 22, 2019 @ 7:18 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A special counsel to former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says his administration reclassified thousands of state jobs that were once...

Missing Johnston City man found dead

January 21, 2019 @ 8:17 am

JOHNSTON CITY, IL. (WJPF) — Shawn Murphy, the Johnston City man missing since mid-December, has been found dead. Murphy’s body was found Saturday morning...

Marion Police investigating suspicious death

January 21, 2019 @ 7:46 am

MARION, IL. (WJPF) — Marion Police are investigating a suspicious death. According to the department, 62-year-old Donald Shultz was found dead in his home...

FBI seeks help to identify "Traveling Bandit"

January 21, 2019 @ 7:33 am

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – The FBI is asking for help finding a suspected bank robber nicknamed “The Traveling Bandit.” News outlets report the FBI...

Juvenile suspect in custody after Carbondale armed robbery

January 18, 2019 @ 7:34 am

CARBONDALE, IL. (WJPF) – Carbondale Police say a juvenile is in custody in connection to an armed robbery. It happened just after 12:00 PM...

Nearly 20 arrested in online prostitution bust

January 18, 2019 @ 7:30 am

PADUCAH, KY. (WJPF) – Five Southern Illinoisans are among nearly twenty arrested after an undercover online prostitution bust in Kentucky. The McCracken County, Kentucky...

Illinois unemployment up slightly, so is jobs growth

January 18, 2019 @ 7:24 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials say the state’s unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in December. The Illinois Department of Employment Security also...