Douglas, Menard statues to be removed from Illinois Capitol lawn August 19, 2020 @ 8:02 pm SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials have approved removing a statue of 19th century politician Stephen A. Douglas from the front of the state... Read More
Attorneys general seek summary judgment in ERA lawsuit August 19, 2020 @ 7:56 pm RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Three Democratic state attorneys general have asked a court to declare that the Equal Rights Amendment is valid and part... Read More
Dozens of 101st Airborne soldiers return to Fort Campbell August 19, 2020 @ 9:03 am FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — More than 110 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division have returned to Fort Campbell from their deployment in Africa.... Read More
Franklin County Board selects contractor for courthouse construction August 19, 2020 @ 8:36 am BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) — The Franklin County Board has picked a contractor to build the new courthouse. At their meeting Tuesday night, the board... Read More
Marion Police investigate Tuesday shooting August 19, 2020 @ 8:33 am MARION, Ill. (WJPF) — Marion Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that injured two. It happened just after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200... Read More
Architect of the Capitol to take up issue of Douglas, Menard imagery August 19, 2020 @ 8:28 am SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Board members of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol will take up a request from the Illinois House... Read More
Johnston City Police: Sexual predator in custody after attack at Arrowhead Lake August 18, 2020 @ 7:06 pm JOHNSTON CITY, Ill (WJPF) — A registered sexual predator is in custody after police say he attacked a woman and threatened her with a... Read More
Refunds going out to Illinois Institute of Art students August 18, 2020 @ 6:11 pm CHICAGO, Ill. (WJPF) — More than 1,000 students of the now-defunct Illinois Institute of Art will be getting refunds for their student loans. The... Read More
St. Clair County man allegedly ran over his wife, killing her August 18, 2020 @ 11:02 am BELLEVILLE Ill. (AP) — A southwestern Illinois man is facing charges alleging that he ran over his wife with a truck, killing her, while... Read More
1 person dead, 2 shooting incidents under investigation in Carbondale August 17, 2020 @ 9:36 pm CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — One man is dead after what appears to be a retaliatory shooting on Carbondale’s north side Monday. The first incident... Read More