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Two SIU students killed in head-on collission

December 4, 2023 @ 11:58 am

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) Two SIU students were killed Monday in a traffic crash on US 51 in Carbondale. According to the Jackson County Coroner’s...

Correctional officer injured in altercation at Franklin County Jail

December 4, 2023 @ 11:48 am

BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – A correctional officer at the Franklin County jail sustained serious injuries after they were physically attacked by an inmate. Franklin...

Illinois legislator wants more accountability over child care regulators

December 2, 2023 @ 8:15 am

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing a new state agency that will handle all early childhood programs, lifting some of the responsibility off of the...

32nd Annual Lights Fantastic Parade Tonight

December 2, 2023 @ 8:10 am

CARBONDALE Ill. (WJPF) – The Lights Fantastic Parade in downtown Carbondale is happening tonight. The parade begins at 6:00pm on South Illinois Avenue at...

Illinois Supreme Court: Health care workers exempt from biometric privacy law

December 1, 2023 @ 9:42 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The health care industry is exempt from Illinois’ strict Biometric Information Privacy Act because of the Health Insurance Portability and...

U.S. Supreme Court dockets another challenge to Illinois’ gun ban

December 1, 2023 @ 9:40 am

CHICAGO, Ill. (IRN) — The U.S. Supreme Court now has another challenge against Illinois’ gun ban on its docket. Illinois on Jan. 10 banned...

Illinois Supreme Court rules FOIA of FOID information not allowed

December 1, 2023 @ 8:53 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The Illinois Supreme Court says people cannot file public records requests to get information about their Firearm Owners ID card....

Johnson County man accused of severely injuring small child

November 30, 2023 @ 10:17 am

GOREVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Goreville man has been arrested, accused of inflicting life threatening injuries to a one-month-old child. Blake Street, 18, was...