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Du Quoin Grand Theater sells at auction

August 24, 2018 @ 7:32 am

DU QUOIN, IL. — Du Quoin’s Grand Theater has sold at auction for $5,000. Eight bids were placed. The high bid came over the...

Centralia man formally charged after police shoot-out, high speed chase

August 24, 2018 @ 7:29 am

CENTRALIA, IL. — Nathan Johnson, the man at the center of a police shoot-out and high speed chase has been formally charged. The 41-year-old...

Pulaski County woman indicted for bankruptcy fraud

August 24, 2018 @ 7:25 am

PULASKI COUNTY, IL. – A Pulaski County woman has been indicted on two counts of federal bankruptcy fraud charges. Prosecutors say that 44-year-old Jessica...

Two arrested in St Louis in connection to Harrisburg shooting

August 24, 2018 @ 7:23 am

ST LOUIS, MO. — Two suspects in a Harrisburg shooting have been arrested in St Louis. Andrew Johnson and Mario Ward were apprehended by...

Granite City man arrested in Perry County in drug charges

August 23, 2018 @ 8:18 am

PINCKNEYVILLE, IL. — A Granite City man has been arrested in Perry County on drug charges. 26-year-old Jacob Minney was arrested by Pinckneyville Police...

Shock sentenced to additional time for June jail break

August 23, 2018 @ 7:53 am

WHITE COUNTY, IL. — Zachery Shock, one of the inmates who escaped from the White County Jail in June has been sentenced to an...

Fmr. Governor Jim Edgar comes out in support of gambling expansion

August 23, 2018 @ 7:44 am

CHICAGO, IL. — Former Gov. Jim Edgar, once an opponent of land-based casinos, now says he favors casino expansion, including one in Chicago. Edgar...

Johnston City man arrested on sexual assault charges

August 22, 2018 @ 8:17 am

JOHNSTON CITY, IL. – A Johnston City man has been arrested on sexual assault charges. 51-year-old Douglas Childers was arrested last Friday on three...