Man steals Chicago ambulance, leads police on 80-mile chase April 27, 2022 @ 7:16 am CHICAGO (AP) — A man has been charged with stealing a Chicago Fire Department ambulance and leading police on an 80-mile chase. The... Read More
Human remains found in rural Mounds April 25, 2022 @ 6:22 pm MOUNDS, Ill. (WJPF) – Illinois State Police are asking for tips in the investigation of a dead body. The human remains were found... Read More
Two killed when pickup strikes motorcycle April 25, 2022 @ 8:38 am STEELEVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) – Two people were killed Friday when a pickup truck collided with a motorcycle in Steeleville. Illinois State Police say... Read More
Franklin County man arrested April 23, 2022 @ 8:14 am On March 9th deputies responded to a report of a stolen horse in West Frankfort. The suspect being 25 year old Dakota Horton of... Read More
Marion Federal Prison guard arrested for soliciting a minor April 22, 2022 @ 9:00 am MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A guard at the Marion Federal Prison has been arrested on charges he arranged to have sexual relations with... Read More
New courthouse to be dedicated Friday in Benton April 22, 2022 @ 8:38 am BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – For the first time in nearly 150 years, a new courthouse will be dedicated Friday in Franklin County. A... Read More
Crash kills 2 SIU students, Missouri woman April 22, 2022 @ 8:27 am UNION COUNTY, Ill. (AP) — Two Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduate students and a Missouri woman died Thursday after their vehicles collided on a... Read More
Pritzker signs budget with tax freezes, long-term investment April 19, 2022 @ 7:11 pm By JOHN O’CONNOR for the Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a state budget that aims... Read More
Pritzker ends Illinois mask mandate for public transit April 19, 2022 @ 7:06 pm CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday he was ending the state’s mask mandate on public transportation a day after a federal judge... Read More
Three charged with armed robbery, aggravated battery April 19, 2022 @ 10:21 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Three Carbondale residents are facing robbery and battery charges. Carbondale Police say a pre-arranged... Read More