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Herrin woman charged with animal cruelty

June 12, 2018 @ 7:27 am

A Herrin woman has been arrested on animal cruelty charges. According to a press release from the Herrin Police Department, 39-year-old Sandra Cain was...

Northern Illinois man convicted of assaulting police, correctional officer

June 12, 2018 @ 7:18 am

A northern Illinois man has been convicted of assaulting both a police and correctional officer. 33-year-old Alan Shields was found guilty of aggravated battery...

Rauner signs consumer credit rating agency reforms

June 11, 2018 @ 9:09 am

Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a measure that will prevent consumer reporting agencies from charging people for protecting their credit reports. The move comes...

Franklin County man arrested in Tennessee on sex offender charges

June 11, 2018 @ 9:07 am

A Southern Illinois man who was arrested on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender and disappeared last year after he...

Murphysboro Police arrest one on burglary, sex offender charges

June 11, 2018 @ 9:01 am

Murphysboro Police have arrested a man on charges of residential burglary and violating the sex offender registry. 34-year-old Scott Evans was arrested around 5:30...

Two injured in early morning motorcycle crash

June 11, 2018 @ 8:57 am

Two people were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash early Monday morning. It happened around 12:15 AM at the I-24 / I-57 split. State...

Trashcan fire extinguished at Harrisburg Walgreens

June 11, 2018 @ 8:54 am

Thick black smoke was seen coming from the Harrisburg Walgreens Friday afternoon. The fire started in and was contained to a trashcan in front...

Committee made up entirely of women to pick next Illinois Democratic Party Chair...

June 11, 2018 @ 8:51 am

Illinois Democratic Party Chairman Michael Madigan has named a committee composed entirely of women to choose the party’s next executive director. The post was...