State fair workers file lawsuit November 3, 2018 @ 6:49 am A group of people who parked cars at the DuQuoin State Fair have filed a lawsuit, seeking payment for working the fair. The five... Read More
Two injured in hydroplane crash November 2, 2018 @ 7:31 am WILLIAMSON COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – State Police say wet weather played a role in a traffic crash on Interstate 57 in Williamson County. It... Read More
Seller of gun that killed Chicago police commander sentenced November 2, 2018 @ 7:25 am CHICAGO (AP) – A Wisconsin man who illegally sold the handgun used to kill a Chicago police commander this year has been sentenced to... Read More
Fire leads to partial building collapse in Christopher November 1, 2018 @ 7:50 am CHRISTOPHER, IL. (WJPF) – Multiple fire departments responded to a large fire Wednesday night in Christopher. A two-story commercial building at the intersection of... Read More
West Frankfort man arrested for soliciting a minor November 1, 2018 @ 7:43 am FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) — A West Frankfort man has been arrested after police say he tried to solicit a minor online. 29-year-old Dustin... Read More
Second man charged in college professor, husband's death November 1, 2018 @ 7:24 am PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Murder charges have been filed against a second central Illinois man in connection with the deaths of a Bradley University... Read More
Carbondale man facing bank robbery charges October 31, 2018 @ 8:16 am MURPHYSBORO, IL. (WJPF) – A Carbondale man is facing bank robbery charges after authorities say he held up a First-Mid Illinois Bank in Carbondale.... Read More
Carterville man sentenced for burglary, domestic battery October 31, 2018 @ 7:30 am MARION, IL. (WJPF) – A Carterville man has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison on a handful of charges including burglary and... Read More
Johnston City woman sentenced for check forgery October 31, 2018 @ 7:25 am MARION, IL. (WJPF) – A Johnston City woman will spend the next four years behind bars for check forgery. 28-year-old Sherri Dwyer pleaded guilty... Read More
Police believe bodies of missing couple found October 31, 2018 @ 7:17 am PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Authorities in central Illinois say they believe the bodies of a missing Bradley University professor and her husband have been... Read More