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Two arrested in Carbondale burglary

November 9, 2018 @ 8:20 am

CARBONDALE, IL. (WJPF) – Two Marion residents were arrested in Carbondale after police say they stole merchandise from Best Buy and threatened bystanders with...

Pritzker name advisers who will look into Illinois' finances

November 9, 2018 @ 7:25 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – J.B. Pritzker has named labor leaders, a former Republican lawmaker and allies of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to a team...

Ballots left out Election Day totals in Illinois county

November 9, 2018 @ 7:23 am

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) – Officials of a northern Illinois county failed to include early voting numbers in Election Day results on Tuesday. The updated...

Heads or tails to drink? Coin flip to settle Kentucky vote

November 8, 2018 @ 8:36 am

BUCKHORN, Ky. (AP) – The sale of alcoholic beverages at a state park in Kentucky will come down to a coin flip after a...

University of Illinois eyes seeking 16% funding boost

November 8, 2018 @ 7:35 am

URBANA, Ill. (AP) – University of Illinois officials are planning to seek a 16.5 percent funding boost from the state toward making up money...

Chicago suburb votes to get rid of video gambling machines

November 8, 2018 @ 7:32 am

FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) – A Chicago suburb that once welcomed video gambling machines now wants them out of town. The Chicago Tribune reports...

Man charged with pretending to be disabled to scam elderly

November 7, 2018 @ 6:49 am

SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) – A man who pretended to require a wheelchair to get sympathetic elderly people in suburban Chicago to comply with his...

Pritzker's election as governor tops big night for Democrats

November 7, 2018 @ 6:30 am

CHICAGO (AP) – Democrat J.B. Pritzker’s election as Illinois governor was part of a big night for Democrats. Pritzker’s defeat of one-term Republican Gov....