DO YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THE 50 SAFEST CITIES IN ILLINOIS?
CAITLIN WILSON JUL 23, 2014 As Chicago continues to see violent weekends and repeated calls for relief to its most affected neighborhoods, other areas in Illinois have been categorized as very safe by...
View ArticleTHE DANGERS INHERENT IN FRACKING JOBS
Yesterday many of Southern Illinois’s elected officials, and representatives of the fossil fuel industry, held a one-hour press conference to complain about the fact that the Illinois Department of...
View Article15 ILLINOIS INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
KEVIN HOFFMAN JUL 23, 2014Illinois might not have the best business climate these days, but in the past, the state was a breeding ground for groundbreaking inventions and innovation.These inventions...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: Ang brings you the headlines from the last 24 hours in AUDIO
While Lyndi has the Saline County board meeting to cover tonight, Ang takes the ‘cap for another rowdy THURSDAY evening and an EQUALLY-rowdy 24 hours in southern Illinois news, for the evening of July...
View ArticleBREAKING: Saline County Crash Causes Road Closure
Saline CO. — What has been reported to us as a “serious accident” this morning has resulted in the closure of a main road in Saline County. A wreck this morning on Illinois Route 13 near the Hankins...
View ArticleFruit recall affects Illinois shoppers
By Ellen Jean Hirst, Tribune reporter July 24, 2014 California company has voluntarily recalled its peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots after it found that they might have been contaminated by...
View ArticleTWO-WEEK CONTINUANCE IN COTTAGE GROVE OMA HEARING; PEABODY ATTEMPTS TO INTERVENE
SALINE CO., Ill.—We kind of figured Peabody would make an appearance at Ang’s hearing regarding Cottage Township’s Open Meetings Act violation petition this morning, and we were right. And they’ve...
View ArticleWHAT IS THE COST OF CORRUPTION IN ILLINOIS?
LEAH ANSEL JUL 24, 2014The cost of corruption in Illinois easily could pay its unpaid bill backlog. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Illinois is one of the 10 most corrupt states in the U.S.,...
View ArticleTHE TIME IS NOW TO FREEZE ILLINOIS PROPERTY TAXES, SAYS ONE LAWMAKER
BRENDAN BOND JUL 24, 2014Illinois property taxes are the second highest in the nation, behind only New Jersey. And at the rate the state is moving, it’s a matter of when, not if, Illinois takes the...
View ArticleCREAL SPRINGS MAN KILLED WHEN MOTORCYCLE STRUCK BY
SALINE CO., Ill.— A Creal Springs man was pronounced dead at the scene of a traffic crash this morning (Friday, July 25) in Saline County. According to authorities, at approximately 7:45 a.m....
View ArticleWRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT PLANNED IN THE CASE OF PRAVIN VARUGHESE
Pravin Varughese JACKSON CO., Ill.—Disclosure has learned that the family of Pravin Varughese has confirmed they will be filing a wrongful death suit in their son’s February 2014 death in the city of...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: Prepare for the weekend with this 24-hour news headline ‘cap...
Lyndi returns for your Friday view from the news headlines venue for the evening of July 25, 2014, in AUDIO! Topics covered include: The results of today’s Miscellaneous Remedy court situation between...
View ArticleLAWRENCEVILLE MAN JAILED IN INDIANA ON CHILD MOLESTATION CHARGES
DAVIESS CO., Ind.— Disclosure sources have just reported that a Lawrenceville man has been jailed on sex charges in Indiana. According to our correspondent, the Indiana State Police has just announced...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly injuring Vincennes man
JULY 25, 2014 4:57 PM Zachary Garner By Sabrina Westfall A 22-year-old man was arrested by the Knox County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly causing serious bodily harm to a Vincennes man. Zachary J....
View ArticleHARRISBURG’S MAYOR TAKES MEDICAL LEAVE
Ron Crank, Harrisburg mayor HARRISBURG, Ill. — It has been announced that Harrisburg Mayor, Ron Crank, has stepped aside to take a Medical Leave of Absence to battle brain cancer. Crank began his...
View ArticleCHECK OUT THESE FUN ILLINOIS ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS ON YOUR NEXT ROAD TRIP
LEAH ANSEL JUL 25, 2014Summer is the perfect time to go on a road trip in Illinois, which is home to many parks, historical sites, and for those who are brave enough, creepy roads. However, Illinois...
View ArticleTHESE ARE THE 25 MOST EXPENSIVE ILLINOIS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
BRENDAN BOND JUL 25, 2014 Wide range in tuition costs at top Illinois private schools.In 2013, Illinois public schools spent an average of $11,842 per student in total expenses ($7,000 if measured...
View ArticleRats Entered Corpses Through Vagina And Anus At D.C. Hospital, Ex-Worker Says
The Huffington Post | By Ron Dicker Posted: 07/25/2014 2:35 pm EDT Updated: 07/25/2014 6:59 pm EDT Are you about to eat? Don’t start if you’re going to read this. A rat infestation at Providence...
View ArticleTHIRD PRISON GUARD ATTACKED THIS MONTH
VIENNA, Ill.— For the third time in less than a month a prison guard has been attacked at the Shawnee Correctional Center. According to a union representative, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Friday, July...
View ArticleROBBERY AT PONDEROSA REPORTED
HARRISBURG, Ill.— Disclosure has learned that a robbery took place at the Harrisburg Ponderosa, located at 507 North Commercial St. According to sources, this morning (Sunday, July 27), a Ponderosa...
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