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Murphysboro Man Arrested on Assault & Gun Charges

April 28, 2016 @ 10:35 am

MURPHYSBORO- Murphysboro police responded to a 911 call at the corner of 12th and Hanson Street, around 8 am Wednesday morning, reporting a man...

El Dorado Man Sentenced on Meth Charges

April 28, 2016 @ 10:14 am

SALINE CO- David Garris II, 36, of El Dorado was sentenced to 132 months in prison on meth charges. In 2015, during a...

Repairs to Len Small Levee Postponed

April 28, 2016 @ 9:59 am

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is postponing repairs for a levee in Alexander County. Reports state the Corps is postponing riprap...

So. IL Man Faces Gun Charges

April 27, 2016 @ 10:34 am

MT. VERNON- Mount Vernon police responded to a report of a fight and one person armed with a gun at 10:21 pm Monday...

Illinois Bills Would Limit Mentally Ill From Owning Guns

April 27, 2016 @ 8:19 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democrats are advancing plans preventing people with mental illnesses from legally owning firearms. The plans target state gun owner’s...

Dennis Hastert Awaits Sentence in Hush-Money Case

April 27, 2016 @ 7:27 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is stepping before a judge to learn his punishment in a hush-money case centered on sex-abuse...

Carbondale Police Investigate Possible Runaway Case

April 26, 2016 @ 11:21 am

CARBONDALE- The Carbondale Police Department had received a report of a habitual runaway/missing person on April 1, from the 2400 block of South...

'Individual A' Sues Hastert Over Unpaid Hush Money

April 26, 2016 @ 10:34 am

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who alleges he was sexually abused by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert decades ago and was later...

Illinois Governor, Union Go to Labor Board Over New Contract

April 26, 2016 @ 10:29 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Contract negotiations between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and a union representing Illinois state workers have reached the state labor board....

Illinois Impasse Sparks Fears of the Unthinkable: No School

April 26, 2016 @ 10:12 am

HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — School officials in Illinois are worried that lawmakers’ nearly yearlong fight over a state budget could spill into summer and...