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Johnston City man sentenced

November 14, 2019 @ 7:27 am

A Johnston City man has been sentenced to eight years to the Illinois Department of Corrections. 33-year-old Douglas Hearn was convicted on burglary and...

Police respond to suicidal person, fire in Elkville

November 11, 2019 @ 8:38 am

ELKVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) — Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a suicidal person in Elkville Saturday. Deputies were dispatched to the corner of Sycamore...

Illinois Treasurer Frerichs serves on central Illinois jury

November 11, 2019 @ 8:36 am

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs has served on a jury in central Illinois. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports Frerichs served Monday and...

Retiring US Rep Shimkus to donate official papers to SIUE

November 11, 2019 @ 8:35 am

John Shimkus | Courtesy of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Records and correspondence spanning the political career of...

GOP state lawmaker applies for Bradley University president

November 11, 2019 @ 8:33 am

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Illinois state Sen. Chuck Weaver has applied to become the next president of Bradley University. The Republican is also up...

Carbondale resident stops burglary in progress

November 8, 2019 @ 11:07 am

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A Centralia man has been arrested after he was caught committing a burglary in Carbondale. Carbondale Police responded to a...

Former LA police chief named interim in Chicago

November 8, 2019 @ 11:01 am

FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2017 file photo, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles. Chicago’s...

Facing lawsuit, DeVos erases student loans for 1,500

November 8, 2019 @ 10:58 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department is forgiving student loans for more than 1,500 borrowers who attended a pair of for-profit colleges that...