VICTIM IN PITTSBURG CAR-V-PEDESTRIAN IDENTIFIED
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Williamson County Coroner Junior Burke has identified the victim of the hit-and-run crash in Pittsburg Thursday night. Asia Flemmings, 34, of Marion was pronounced dead at 10:02...
View ArticleWest Salem native killed in Gibson County, Indiana, two-vehicle crash
GIBSON CO., Ind. - A woman originally from Edwards County is the victim in a two-car collision that occurred Thursday morning in Indiana. Authorities confirmed the identity early this morning of...
View ArticleMadigan files new brief in travel ban case
Madigan & 15 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Opposing Administration’s Appeal of District Court Order Stating Grandparents & Close Relatives of U.S. Residents Cannot be Subject to...
View ArticleISP District 13 releases info on 8-vehicle pile-up, Johnson County
JOHNSON CO., Ill. - Good Samaritans were credited by ISP DuQuoin for saving the lives of people whom they pulled from burning wreckage following a noon chain-reaction 8-car pileup on Interstate 24 in...
View ArticleMARION: Criminal damage at two local hotels; police seeking public’s help
From City of Marion Police Department photos MARION, Ill. - Marion police have issued a call for help from the public after two individuals are suspected of criminal damage to property Thursday of this...
View ArticlePress releases show that southern Illinois is NOT prepared for the eclipse
The number of press releases we've been receiving about the upcoming solar eclipse - all of them cautionary - have lead us to believe that southern Illinois is in NO WAY prepared for what's coming...
View ArticleMotorcyclist falls asleep, ramps a drainage grate on Interstate 64
WHITE CO., Ill. - A Kentucky man was treated at an area hospital this evening after falling asleep operating his motorcycle on I-64. Illinois State Police in District 19 Carmi said the accident...
View ArticleGoreville woman crashes while driving fatigued
WAYNE CO., Ill. - There must be something about the Wayne County stretch of Interstate 64 that just wears people out. Last night we brought to you this article about the motorcyclist who fell asleep...
View ArticleIndiana men injured after striking guardrail
MARION CO.— A pair of Indiana men were transported to an area hospital after police say the vehicle they were in struck the end of a guardrail. According to Illinois State Police Master Sergeant Bruce...
View ArticleJUVENILES ARRESTED AFTER WINDOWS BROKEN OUT AT FIRE DEPARTMENT
PALESTINE, Ill. - Palestine Police Chief Jeff Besing said the discovery of broken windows at the local fire department building has lead to the arrest of two juveniles. Besing said in a press release...
View ArticleMARION: Truck catches fire on Taco John’s parking lot
Photo by Disclosure Marion correspondent MARION, Ill. - Thick smoke blowing across the intersection of North Court Street and Boulevard in Marion slowed traffic briefly shortly after noon today when a...
View ArticleWHITE COUNTY: Headlee, Behrens and Burch off to prison
WHITE CO., Ill. - Three men have received sentences in White County, one of them already having been sentenced to IDOC out of Saline County. That'd be Nathan Behrens, whose antics and conviction in...
View ArticleMANHUNT IN HARDIN COUNTY ENDS; WALTON APPREHENDED
UPDATE: Almost immediately after this was posted, Hardin County officials advised that Walton is in custody; at about 11 a.m., Sheriff JT Fricker caught up with him. Below is the original post. Shawn...
View ArticleFLORA: Saline County crim served warrant; more dogs at large in PD report
FLORA, Ill. – While best efforts have been put forth to deal with dogs at large in the city of Flora, people keep getting cited for it, and those citations, along with a number of other incidents...
View ArticleTownship clerk pleads guilty to Theft, sentenced to prison
Attorney General pursued public corruption charges of Kankakee area official over brazen theft of taxpayer money Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced former Essex Township Clerk...
View ArticleCarbondale resident among several issued warrants, including out-of-county,...
CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County lead the way in rounding up folks in their midst wanted on out-of-county warrants...as well as nabbing out-of-county folks on local warrants. The former leads the Clay...
View ArticleSOUTHERN MAN ARRESTED FOR MISSING COURT DATE
Jason Waggoner CARMI— An out-of-area man, from either Florida or Alabama depending on whether you look at his driver’s license or the arrest sheet, was taken into custody Monday evening after police...
View ArticleCity of Lawrenceville meeting agenda for Thursday, August 9
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. - As a public service, here's your meeting agenda posted for the City of Lawrenceville council meeting. * * * * * *
View ArticleHERRIN: Police report for first week of August, 2017
HERRIN, Ill. - Here’s your Herrin Police Department Arrest Report for the week of July 31 through August 6, 2017. Michelle A. Thompson, 33, Johnston City, arrested on July 31 for Retail Theft....
View ArticleCan Rahm Emanuel manage Chicago?
"Chicago's Overtime Costs 'Out of Control'" CBS News - Chicago | August 7, 2017 Showcased by Real Clear Markets Trending #6 'Most Read' Editorial at Forbes CAN RAHM EMANUEL MANAGE CHICAGO?...
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