Girlfriend: Christensen seemed proud of killing June 21, 2019 @ 8:02 am CHICAGO (AP) — The girlfriend of an ex-University of Illinois student charged with kidnapping a visiting scholar from China says he seemed proud as... Read More
Bible underscores Lincoln's belief he was to end slavery June 21, 2019 @ 7:57 am By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Bible given to Abraham Lincoln in the final months of the Civil War ties... Read More
Authorities find body of missing man in river logjam June 21, 2019 @ 7:55 am MOMENCE, Ill. (AP) — The body of a 67-year-old Chicago man who went missing after his boat crashed into a logjam on the Kankakee... Read More
DuQuoin man sentenced for motor vehicle theft June 20, 2019 @ 9:42 am MURPHYSBORO, IL. (WJPF) – A DuQuoin man has been sentenced to four years behind bars on charges related to a motor vehicle theft. 27-year-old... Read More
Murphysboro man sentenced for drug, DUI charges June 20, 2019 @ 8:38 am MURPHYSBORO, IL. (WJPF) – A Murphysboro man will spend the next two years behind bars on drug and DUI charges. In March 2019, 30-year-old... Read More
Museum to unveil 'major artifact' from Lincoln's life June 20, 2019 @ 8:34 am SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois historians have planned a ceremony to unveil a “major artifact” from Abraham Lincoln’s life. The artifact will be presented... Read More
Girlfriend of accused killer testifies on wearing FBI wire June 20, 2019 @ 8:28 am PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The former girlfriend of an ex-doctoral student charged with slaying a visiting scholar from China says she was scared and... Read More
Woman trapped in St. Louis jail stairwell for 2.5 days June 19, 2019 @ 11:00 am ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a woman was trapped in a St. Louis jail stairwell for more than two days after not understanding... Read More
Demolition begins at ACHA June 19, 2019 @ 7:32 am CAIRO, IL. (WJPF) – Demolition has begun on the Elmwood and McBride Housing Complexes in Cairo. Built in the late 1940s, the apartments had... Read More
Flooding victim identified June 19, 2019 @ 7:31 am UNION COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – The identity of a woman killed when she was swept away by flood waters in Union County has been... Read More