ISP District 19 Releases Results from Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrol
WHITE/WAYNE COs., Ill. – Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 has released enforcement figures from the Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrol (O.R.E.P.) conducted in Wayne County on Friday,...
View ArticleCARBONDALE RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO CRACK COCAINE CONSPIRACY
JACKSON CO./U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT, ILLINOIS—On November 19, 2014, Maurice Christian, a/k/a “Reece,” 26, of Carbondale, Illinois, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging...
View ArticleNO CHARGES AGAINST DARREN WILSON IN FERGUSON OVER MICHAEL BROWN DEATH
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI—THE GRAND JURY HAS RETURNED NO TRUE BILL OF INDICTMENT AGAINST OFFICER DARREN WILSON IN THE DEATH OF MICHAEL BROWN. THE PROSECUTOR, SPEAKING SHORTLY AFTER 8 P.M., IS LARGELY...
View ArticleMAKANDA MAN SENTENCED FOR METHAMPHETAMINE OFFENSE
JACKSON CO./U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT, ILLINOIS—On November 19, 2014, George G. Oliver, 56, of Makanda, was sentenced on a methamphetamine violation, the United States Attorney for the...
View ArticleFIRE IN ELIZABETHTOWN SHUTS DOWN HIGHWAY 146
HARDIN CO., Ill.—A fire at a two-story residential structure on the curve of Highway 146 going into Elizabethtown from the north has sprung back up again this evening after it burned briefly this...
View ArticleFerguson, MO, in Flames After Grand Jury Announcement Earlier This Evening
Follow us on Disclosure’s Facebook for LIVE updates as they happen. Ferguson, MO — Ferguson, MO, is now largely in flames after the announcement was made that Officer Darren Wilson will not face...
View ArticleLAMBERT FIELD SHUT DOWN “TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT...
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Exactly what “safe environment” is provided by shutting down Lambert Field in St. Louis for “law enforcement” is unclear…but the FAA has done it. The shutdown can be seen by clicking...
View ArticleBefore you leave town: The highest and lowest Illinois gas prices heading...
Caitlin Wilson REBOOT STAFF Nov 24, 2014 Thanksgiving is the number-one travel holiday in the United States. According to the United States Department of Transportation, long-distance travel during...
View ArticleEdgar recalls the last time we had a fiscal crisis and a Democratic Legislature
Madeleine Doubek REBOOT STAFF Nov 24, 2014 This isn’t the first time a new, Republican governor has prepared to take office facing a fiscal crisis and a Democrat-dominated Legislature. It happened 24...
View ArticleIllinois video gambling locations use loophole to operate “casino cafes”
John Alan Boryk GUEST VIEW Nov 24, 2014A recently conducted study of Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) records of Illinois video gambling found that hundreds of locations have used a loophole in the Video...
View ArticlePension reform law is ruled unconstitutional, but state Supreme Court will...
Caitlin Wilson REBOOT STAFF Nov 24, 2014 The Illinois pension reform law, signed by Quinn in December 2013, climbed another rung on the ladder to the ladder to the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday,...
View ArticleBRILLIANT! I-594 Requires Background Checks For Nail Guns, Flare Guns
Posted by Bob Owens on November 25, 2014 at 5:55 pm When bad bills (or idiotic initiatives) become law, everyone suffers. Will Home Depot, Walmart, Lowe’s, Cabela’s and countless other sporting goods...
View ArticleReady for Thanksgiving? Here are 15 cool turkey facts!
Kevin Hoffman REBOOT STAFF Nov 25, 2014 With Thanksgiving in the crosshairs, many of Illinois’ turkeys will find themselves in a similar situation. Whether you choose to hunt and bag your own bird, or...
View ArticleWILLIAMSON CO. MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO METH CONSPIRACY
WILLIAMSON CO./U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT ILLINOIS—On November 24, 2014, John S. Andrews, 30, of Marion, was sentenced for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United...
View ArticleIllinois taxes its low-income families more than almost every other state
Caitlin Wilson REBOOT STAFF Nov 25, 2014 Illinois was named one of five states that imposes a state income tax burden of more than $200 on families living at the national poverty level ($23,624 a year...
View ArticleFATALITY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC INCIDENT ON U.S. 45 THIS MORNING, WHITE COUNTY
WHITE CO., Ill.—Illinois State Police have advised that a suspected medical emergency was the cause of a traffic crash earlier today that took the life of a 72-year-old man. The single-vehicle...
View ArticleBetcha didn’t know these 30 Illinois fun facts!
Madison Bondi REBOOT STAFF Nov 25, 2014 I’ll admit it: It’s easy to lose sight of the great things in Illinois, especially when you’re faced with a broken state government that seems to only work for...
View ArticleSHOOTING IN CRAWFORD COUNTY BEING INVESTIGATED
Location of the possible gunfire CRAWFORD CO., Ill.—The discovery of bullet holes in a building at a rural location of Robinson in Crawford County has prompted an investigation into the incident....
View ArticleTHIRD FIRE AT BAR IN MARION LEAVES HEAVY DAMAGE
The exterior of Pip’s Bar after the fire last night MARION, Ill.—Marion Fire Department was call to Pip’s Bar at 307 Boyton Street in Marion last night at 10:50 p.m. Interior view of Pip’s fire...
View ArticleBREAKING: GUNSHOT VICTIMS IN MOUNDS, ILLINOIS
MOUNDS (Pulaski Co.), Ill.—Our sources in Mounds have reported that as of about 4:45 p.m., there have been gunshots fired in that town and two are injured, possibly very seriously. Our sources are...
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