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Central Illinois driver cited for DUI after Clay County crash
CLAY CO., Ill. - A man from Chatham, Illinois (up near Springfield) was the driver and single occupant of a vehicle that went off the road this morning and into an appropriately-named creek, after...
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Madigan Money: From whence it came
By Mailee Smith | Illinois Policy The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 just handed a major political gift to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan – at the expense...
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MARION: Two-vehicle crash just past Texas Avenue late Saturday
Photo by Disclosure correspondent MARION, Ill. - Marion police responded to a bad wreck that happened around 11 p.m. last night (Saturday September 29) on South Market road just past Texas Avenue. One...
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Olney man flown to Indy after cycling accident in Clay
CLAY CO., Ill. - A young Olney man learned the hard way last night that when cycling on a major highway, lights on the bike need to be operational. An accident between the cyclist and a passing...
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Passing farm vehicle leads to Saturday crash
FAYETTE CO., Ill. - An attempt to pass a combine Saturday created a collision that got two drivers cited with two traffic infractions each. Illinois State Police in District 12 Effingham said the...
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Alorton Mayor Jo Ann Reed arrested on 2 Counts of Felony Official Misconduct
JoAnn Reed and her new wig By jmkraft on September 28, 2018 ALORTON, Ill. (ECWd) – Jo Ann Reed, the Mayor of Alorton, Illinois, and once-convicted felon, has been arrested again Friday (September 28)...
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MT. CARMEL: Police report features guy from Johnston City
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - This week’s Mt. Carmel City Police activity report features a guy who came all the way up to Wabash County north of his home county of Williamson to get a citation, as well as one...
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Former bassist for The Ataris pleads guilty to defrauding thousands
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - The former bass player for the rock band, The Ataris – best known for their 2003 hit cover of Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer” – pleaded guilty earlier Friday (September 28) to...
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Trucker’s bad driving forces second truck off the road and into a crash
CUMBERLAND CO., Ill. - An early-morning accident this morning sent a Missouri trucker to a hospital in Mattoon after another trucker ran him off the road. Illinois State Police in District 12...
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No answers yet on Johnston City man killed in pedestrian accident
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Authorities still haven't released any more official information other than "it happened" following the death of a young Johnston City man late last week in Marion. Williamson...
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Wait. Isn’t Starlett Dunn supposed to be in IDOC…?
Starlett Dunn's latest mugshot. Looks like the last one. WHITE CO., Ill. - A Carmi crim who was sentenced to a few years in Illinois Department of Corrections two weeks ago apparently hadn't made it...
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BENTON: Another school employee charged with sex crime toward student
BENTON, Ill. - Every time an employee of a school district - doesn't matter if it's a teacher, an administrator, an ancillary staff position, a bus driver - is charged with a sex crime, it causes...
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WAR ON WASTE: Something EVERYONE should get behind
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * AMERICA NEEDS A WAR ON WASTE! "As commander in chief, President Donald Trump can lead the ‘War on Waste.' We are asking the president to defend the American taxpayer...
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Hardin County Sheriff’s Department releases warning about…ahem…certain kinds...
HARDIN CO., Ill. - We know we are solidly in the new millennium if the sheriff of one of Illinois' smallest counties is having to issue a warning about cell phone photos certain males seem dead set on...
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Join the Arbor Day Foundation in October, receive 10 colorful trees and bushes
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Arbor Day Foundation will brighten up your fall by offering 10 colorful trees and bushes when you join the organization in October. The free trees are part of the nonprofit...
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Madigan opposes effort to deny asylum to victims of domestic and gang violence
Madigan and Attorneys General oppose DOJ reversal on immigration policy that protects victims escaping persecution Chicago – Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a group of 17 state attorneys general...
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FLORA: Police department reports end-of-September activity
FLORA, Ill. - The Flora City Police Department activity report for the end of September, courtesy Chief John Nicholson, is in! Monday, September 24 at 4:31 pm, Flora Police arrested Stanley Slover,...
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‘Movie money’ being passed in Palestine
PALESTINE, Ill. - The Palestine Police Department would like to forward a crime alert from a meeting that Chief Besing attended this morning in that there have been counterfeit $100 bills being passed...
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Hardin County teen admits stealing weapon in Saline County; is arrested and...
Coty Caraker SALINE CO., Ill. - Saline County Sheriff Ken Clore has announced the arrest of and charges against a teen from Rosiclare who has admitted to stealing a weapon in neighboring Saline. Clore...
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SALINE COUNTY ARREST REPORT, END OF SEPTEMBER 2018
SALINE CO., Ill. - Saline County Sheriff Ken Clore has released information about his department's arrests covering the time period of September 26 right up through yesterday, Monday, October 1. Here...
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