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Springfield ordered to pay another $54K in panhandling cases

December 21, 2018 @ 6:53 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A federal judge has ordered the city of Springfield to pay another $54,000 to civil rights attorneys who represented two...

Metropolis man arrested for Aggravated Battery

December 20, 2018 @ 8:20 am

METROPOLIS, IL. (WJPF) — A Metropolis man has been arrested on Aggravated Battery charges. 29-year-old Anthony Kirby is accused of stabbing another man in...

Hamilton County man sentenced to 65 years for murder

December 20, 2018 @ 8:17 am

MARION, IL. (WJPF) – A Hamilton County man has been sentenced to sixty-five years in prison on murder charges. 38-year-old Jack Thomas, Jr. was...

Cahokia Mounds society gets $100K grant for digital projects

December 20, 2018 @ 8:03 am

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The support group for the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site has been awarded a $100,000 grant for digital projects from...

Man charged after train deaths of 2 Chicago police officers

December 20, 2018 @ 7:50 am

CHICAGO (AP) – A man is facing two felony weapons charges in connection with the deaths of two Chicago police officers who were struck...

Victims' attorney hails Illinois AG abuse report

December 20, 2018 @ 7:48 am

CHICAGO (AP) – A Minnesota attorney who represents victims of clergy sex abuse is applauding Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan for uncovering cases of...

Illinois population estimated down by more than 45,000

December 20, 2018 @ 7:28 am

CHICAGO (AP) – The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Illinois’ population shrunk by more than 45,000 over the 12 months ending July 1. The estimates...

Funerals set for 2 officers struck, killed by commuter train

December 20, 2018 @ 7:26 am

CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Police Department has released funeral arrangements for two officers who were fatally struck by a commuter train while investigating...

Nearly 187K register to vote using new Illinois system

December 20, 2018 @ 7:25 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A new state report says nearly 187,000 Illinois residents have registered to vote through the state’s new automatic voter registration...

Lincoln papers project gets grant for tracking software

December 19, 2018 @ 8:19 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An ongoing project to digitize all of Abraham Lincoln’s papers has received a grant. Officials announced Tuesday that the Abraham...