Missouri man sentenced to 35 year for attempted sex crimes against a child March 25, 2022 @ 6:52 am BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – A East Prairie Missouri man will spend the next 35 years in prison for making arrangements to have sex... Read More
Pritzker debt-reduction approved as watchdog praises plan March 24, 2022 @ 5:59 pm SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A respected tax and budget watchdog on Thursday praised Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal for cautious spending and paying bills, but... Read More
18-year-old and 19-year-old arrested in Carbondale shooting March 24, 2022 @ 10:44 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting earlier this week in Carbondale. Zoremoreyon Moore, 18, of... Read More
Former State Rep. sentenced to 6 months for tax fraud March 24, 2022 @ 7:54 am CHICAGO, Ill. (WJPF) – Former Illinois State Representative Eddie Acevedo has been sentenced to six months in prison on charges of tax fraud.... Read More
Jackson County Health Dept. reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, community transmission ra... March 24, 2022 @ 6:29 am JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – The Jackson County Health Department says three people died there of COVID-19 last week. The deaths were a... Read More
Human remains found near I-57 in Jefferson County March 24, 2022 @ 6:26 am MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – An investigation has started after human remains were found near Mt. Vernon. The badly decomposed body was found... Read More
Illinois House approves partial payment of unemployment debt March 24, 2022 @ 6:00 am By GREG BISHOP for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The Illinois House has approved using some federal COVID-19 relief tax... Read More
Lawmakers and unions want answers on inmate movement in downstate prisons March 24, 2022 @ 5:54 am By KEVIN BESSLER for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The movement of inmates at Illinois prisons has some communities on... Read More
Amount of unemployment fraud not revealed as lawmakers evaluate paying debt March 23, 2022 @ 7:26 am By GREG BISHOP for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — As state lawmakers contemplate how to pay back Illinois’ $4.5 billion... Read More
Illinois Prisoner Review Board members with high leniency rates not recommended ... March 23, 2022 @ 5:56 am By GREG BISHOP for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois Prisoner Review Board members with high rates of granting convicts... Read More