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Bipartisan support for ‘fair maps’ in wake of corruption probes at Illinois ...

November 19, 2019 @ 8:04 am

By GREG BISHOP for THE ILLINOIS RADIO NETWORK SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say one way to combat...

Missouri collecting containers found floating in floodwaters

November 19, 2019 @ 7:04 am

This photo provided by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources taken in Boone County, Mo. in March 2019 shows one of hundreds of containers...

Astronaut, NBA star, singer among Order of Lincoln honorees

November 18, 2019 @ 11:16 am

November 17, 2019 3:25 PM SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has named recipients of the 2020 Order of Lincoln. It is the...

Disaster declaration issued for 17 Illinois counties

November 18, 2019 @ 11:11 am

November 18, 2019 6:43 AM SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal disaster declaration has been issued for more than a dozen Illinois counties affected...

Carjacking reported in Franklin County

November 18, 2019 @ 7:16 am

A Benton man is in custody following a carjacking incident Friday afternoon in rural West Frankfort. Franklin County Sheriff David Bartoni says the victim’s...

High school principal loses parents in crash

November 18, 2019 @ 6:53 am

The principal of Vandalia High School lost his parents, a daughter and the daughter’s best friend in a traffic accident Saturday night, following a...

Shooting reported in Harrisburg

November 15, 2019 @ 6:48 am

Harrisburg Police are investigating a shooting. Around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday officers were called to an address on Oglesby Street for a report of a...

Home invasion under investigation

November 15, 2019 @ 6:45 am

Carbondale Police are investigating a home invasion. Police were called to a residence in the 900 block of East Park Street just after 6...

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...