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Dead body found in Union County

September 18, 2018 @ 7:28 am

WOLF LAKE, IL. (WJPF) — Multiple police departments are investigating a dead body found in Union County. The body of a male was found...

Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against abortion funding

September 18, 2018 @ 7:23 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appellate court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed to stop a law that’ll expand Medicaid and...

Sparta man killed in roll-over accident

September 18, 2018 @ 6:53 am

RANDOLPH COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) — A Sparta man was killed in a single vehicle crash Sunday morning. State Police say it happened around 8:45...

Grantsburg woman killed in Johnson County crash

September 17, 2018 @ 6:55 am

JOHNSON COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) — A Grantsburg woman is dead following a crash early Sunday morning in Johnson County. State Police say the single-vehicle...

State: Illinois licenses, IDs still valid to board planes

September 17, 2018 @ 6:49 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Officials say people will be able to board airplanes using current Illinois driver’s licenses and ID cards even though the...

Illinois employers more open to hiring people with felonies

September 17, 2018 @ 6:34 am

CHICAGO (AP) – Opportunities long closed to Illinois residents with criminal records are beginning to open as employers seek new sources of talent and...

Chicago-area police sergeant charged in gas station heists

September 17, 2018 @ 6:30 am

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago police sergeant and another man have been charged with robbing two gas stations at gunpoint. The Chicago...

Christopher man gets 67 years

September 15, 2018 @ 7:03 am

A Christopher man has been sentenced to 67 years in prison for the Oct. 31, 2016, shooting death of his wife. A Franklin County...

Mt. Vernon couple arrested

September 15, 2018 @ 6:55 am

A Mt. Vernon couple has been arrested for breaking in an stealing items from a storage unit in Sesser. According to the Franklin County...

Stonefort woman dies in crash

September 15, 2018 @ 6:51 am

A Saline County woman is dead following a Thursday night accident. State Police report 46-year-old Brandi K. Bennet of Stonefort was southbound on Ernest...