Judge awards back pay to ex-lawmakers who rejected raises April 10, 2021 @ 8:04 am CHICAGO (AP) — Two former Illinois state lawmakers who argued that a freeze on raises violated the state Constitution can collect back pay, a... Read More
Long sentence for man accused of trying to aid Islamic State April 10, 2021 @ 8:03 am CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois man who believed he was giving phones to help the Islamic State group commit violence was sentenced Friday to... Read More
Rep. Miller co-sponsors We Will Not Comply Act April 9, 2021 @ 8:17 am WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJPF) — Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Oakland) has signed on to be a co-sponsor of a bill authored by controversial Georgia Congresswoman... Read More
No one in small southwest Missouri town voted on Tuesday April 9, 2021 @ 7:57 am LA RUSSELL, Mo. (AP) — Local elections in April generally attract few voters but a small southwest Missouri town hit a new low... Read More
18-year-old arrested on illegal gun charges April 8, 2021 @ 6:56 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A Carbondale teen is facing charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Aaliyah Lewis-Graham, 18, was pulled over Monday night... Read More
18-year-old arrested on illegal gun charge April 8, 2021 @ 6:56 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A Carbondale teen is facing charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Aaliyah Lewis-Graham, 18, was pulled over Monday night... Read More
More vaccination sites accepting walk-ins April 8, 2021 @ 6:52 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Carbondale’s two mass vaccination sites are now taking walk-ins. Any Illinois resident 16 years of age or older can get... Read More
Man guilty of firing gun that drew officers to their deaths April 8, 2021 @ 6:15 am Officers Eduardo Marmolejo, Conrad Gary CHICAGO (AP) — A man who fired a gun in 2018 that prompted two investigating Chicago police officers to... Read More
Toddler shot when gunfire penetrates central Illinois home April 8, 2021 @ 5:54 am URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A 2-year-old central Illinois boy was shot when his home was hit by gunfire, authorities said. The house in Urbana... Read More
St. Louis prosecutor loses bid to stay on McCloskey case April 7, 2021 @ 9:20 am ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s request to be allowed to prosecute a... Read More