Is state rep facing his own ARDC complaint?
WILLIAMSON CO.—The recent revelation of an existing Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) complaint against a Marion attorney has brought forth information about that...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: News roundup from the weekend and today, in AUDIO!
Here’s Lyndi, back from the dreadful deadline weekend (as are we all) for a news roundup of the headlines from Saturday, Sunday and today, July 19-21! Topics covered include: Another prison guard...
View ArticleJUDY’S GAFFE ON HOT MIKE IS HOT NEWS
ILLINOIS—Illinois’ comptroller Judy Baar-Topinka is one of those perpetual government employees who apparently wants to keep the tradition going…and she’s not above crossing the political aisle to get...
View ArticleREPEAT WABASH CRIM HURTS HIS HEAD AFTER FINDING OUT BUILDINGS ARE HARD
WABASH CO., Ill.—A repeat Wabash County crim is behind bars again after an incident that occurred yesterday, July 21. Ivan Dill…head intact. According to a press release by Mt. Carmel police, Ivan K...
View ArticleTOWNSHIP ROAD COMMISSIONER STOPPED ON DUI; METH ALLEGED FOUND
CRAWFORD CO., Ill.—A township road commissioner in Crawford County has been jailed on multiple, very serious counts, after a DUI stop lead to a little something more. Montgomery Township Road...
View ArticleDavid Hathaway, Town Marshal, Suspected Of Stealing Underwear From Son’s...
The Huffington Post | By David Moye Posted: 07/21/2014 12:52 pm EDT Updated: 07/21/2014 12:59 pm EDT A law enforcement official in Millersburg, Indiana, is facing criminal charges after allegedly...
View ArticleILLINOIS JOB GROWTH AMONG THE TOP 10 WORST SINCE END OF GREAT RECESSION
KEVIN HOFFMAN JUL 22, 2014 It’s no secret Illinois is having a rough time creating jobs, which arguably will be the foremost important issue when voters head to the polls in November. Nationally,...
View ArticleVAN vs. MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN SALINE COUNTY
Saline County, IL — There has been a traffic crash in Saline County between a van and a motorcycle this afternoon at approximately 2:46pm. According to the preliminary traffic crash investigation,...
View Article“CRASH TAX” GAINS POPULARITY WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION JUL 21, 2014 Devonte Jenkins pulled over at a gas station off Roosevelt Road in Broadview one night last year and noticed smoke seeping out the front of his Oldsmobile...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: News headlines from around the area in AUDIO, and some BLOOPERS
Once in awhile, we get tongue-tied when producing ‘caps and especially when we have some strange names in the course of the reports…and tonight was one of those nights. So Lyndi rounds up the...
View ArticleSNAKE IN A LAKE IN NEW JERSEY? EXPERT SAYS ‘YES’…& HE WAS TOLD ‘KEEP QUIET’...
JEFFERSON, N.J. — There have been repeated reports of what’s been described as a 16-foot-long exotic snake — possibly an anaconda — inhabiting a lake in New Jersey…and a herpetologist attempting to...
View ArticlePUTTING ASIDE PRAIRIE CHICKENS, RAUNER GETS REAL ON TAXES THAT WILL RISE
MADELEINE DOUBEK JUL 22, 2014Our governor candidates, for now, have set aside the prairie chickens, the scary fairy tale mascots and the juvenile fake press releases. We all know we’re in deep in...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: Lyndi has the headlines for you tonight in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi capping off a busy day in Disclosuria with your headlines for the evening of Wednesday, July 23, 2014! Topics covered include: Fundraiser being held for family of missing Fairfield girl; a...
View ArticleBREAKING: KIDNAPPING AT KNIFEPOINT IN ELDORADO REPORTED
SALINE CO. (Eldorado), Ill.—Authorities this hour have confirmed that there has been a kidnapping at knifepoint in the city of Eldorado in Saline County. The situation broke at about 9:30 p.m. this...
View ArticleANOTHER ROBBERY IN CARBONDALE
CARBONDALE, Ill.—About 11:10 this evening, a robbery occured at 411 E. Oak in Carbondale. A gun was inferred but not seen. The victim is a delivery person for Don Taco. Suspects are two black males....
View ArticleBREAKING: BANK ROBBERY REPORTED IN LAWRENCEVILLE
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill.— Reports are coming in that a bank has just been robbed in Lawrenceville, Ill. According to sources, at about 8:50 a.m. today (Thu. July 24, 2014) a white male suspect, described...
View Article**BREAKING** ELDORADO KIDNAPPING SUBJECT IN CUSTODY **UPDATED**
ELDORADO—AUTHORITIES HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ALLEGED KIDNAPPING LAST NIGHT, SONNY PILGRIM, IS IN CUSTODY AT THIS HOUR. Sonny Pilgrim, from a Facebook page Missouri...
View Article**UPDATE** BREAKING: SEMI CRASHES THROUGH HOME IN RURAL JASPER COUNTY
UPDATE According to an ISP Press Release issued as of 11:53am, a preliminary traffic crash investigation has been completed. The preliminary crash investigation indicates that a cement truck, driven...
View ArticleIllinois health insurers to pay back millions in premiums
By Andrew L. Wang July 23, 2014 Illinois consumers will receive $8.4 million in rebates from insurance carriers who didn’t meet federal rules on medical spending in 2013. About 109,000 people will...
View ArticleKIDNAPPING NOT A KIDNAPPING IN ‘RADO…BOTH KIDS BEING CHARGED
ELDORADO, Ill.—In a strange twist (which actually some of us kind of suspected all along), both players in the big “kidnapping” event last night are considered suspects in either theft of a motor...
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