One person is dead after a drowning at Pinckneyville City Lake over the weekend. Police say a 36-year-old man launched his boat early Saturday...
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A Murphysboro woman has been sentenced to 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a 2022 murder. 41-year-old Alexis...
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker says with Illinois’ gun ban rules in place, the registry of now-banned items will be “working the way it should.” Last...
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A rural Benton business was destroyed by fire Monday. Heavy flames and smoke were seen coming out of Hey Carl’s bar around mid-afternoon. The...
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A man with multiple outstanding arrest warrants was taken into custody on Saturday after deputies with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office found him driving...
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A McLeansboro man is in custody after escaping authorities for several days. 27-year-old Keith Redmon Jr. was wanted out of Franklin County after he...
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Highland Park, Ill. (AP) — The Fourth of July holiday takes on a different meaning for the Highland Park community this year. One year...
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A tragedy in Franklin County over the weekend. West Frankfort Police reported the drowning of 3-year-old Wesley Yocum. W.F. Chief of Police John Prudent...
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Williamson County deputies arrested a convicted felon during a traffic stop Friday. Joseph Leady was confirmed to have an active warrant for failure to...
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The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office conducted a multi-jurisdictional parole compliance operation that resulted in three arrests. According to a release from the sheriff’s office,...
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