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Two People Die In Car Wreck

October 3, 2014 @ 8:04 am

Saline County, Ill. – Two people are dead and another injured after a crash in Saline County. 73-year-old Donald Childers and 68-year-old Betty Childers,...

Man Accused Of Taking Inappropriate Photos

October 3, 2014 @ 7:54 am

Carbondale, Ill. – A man from Harrisburg is accused of taking unauthorized pictures inside a dressing room. 23-year-old Jonathan Quertermous is charged with illegal...

Carbondale Police Seek Volunteers For 'Pumpkin Patrol'

October 2, 2014 @ 7:59 am

Carbondale Police are looking for volunteers for their “Pumpkin Patrol” this Halloween. Volunteers are being asked to drive vehicles bearing the “Pumpkin Patrol” logo...

SIU Police Investigate On-Campus Assault

October 2, 2014 @ 7:57 am

SIU Police are investigating an assault on campus. Police say the attack involved six men and a victim around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on the...

Fatal Bank Robbery Suspect To Stand Trial In January

October 2, 2014 @ 7:52 am

Cairo, Ill. – The man accused of killing two women during a bank robbery will stand trial in January. 30-year-old James Nathaniel Watts has...

Judge: SIU Bomb Threat Suspect Should Be Released Into Aunt's Care Pending Trial

October 2, 2014 @ 7:47 am

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a Chicago man accused of mailing threats of rapes, bombings and beheadings to Southern Illinois University’s...

Honeywell Contract Talks Set To Resume

October 2, 2014 @ 7:30 am

METROPOLIS, Ill. (AP) — Contract talks meant to end a lockout of union-backed workers at a plant that helps make nuclear fuel are scheduled...

Appellate Court Rules State Must Pay Government Employees Back Wages

October 1, 2014 @ 7:32 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appellate court has ruled that back wages owed thousands of state government workers from 2011 to 2013 must...

Quinn Champions Affordable Care Act Numbers

October 1, 2014 @ 7:29 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn is highlighting what he calls a successful first year of the Affordable Care Act in Illinois. The Democratic...

FBI Releases More Information On SIU Bomb Threat Suspect

September 30, 2014 @ 12:00 pm

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal investigators say a Chicago man accused of mailing threats of rapes, killings, bombings and beheadings at a Southern Illinois...