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Flora police chief announces upcoming retirement
Flora Police Chief John Nicholson FLORA, Ill. - Perhaps the best police chief the city of Flora in Clay County has ever had the pleasure of employing is calling it quits. Chief John Nicholson has...
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Flat Rock man busted after traffic stop
PALESTINE, Ill. - A traffic stop earlier today lead to the arrest and detention of a man from Flat Rock, who was a passenger in the vehicle. At approximately 2:23 p.m. earlier today (November 15,...
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Carterville woman finds out the hard way: Making alleged threats isn’t...
CARTERVILLE, Ill. - Whether it's a lack of civics classes in the public school system or the fact that there are no more institutions for people with behavioral/mental problems, the bottom line is...
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Handing out press passes at the White House is NOT covered by the First...
We have to step into this fray, and contrary to what many of you may think we do and have done here for nearly 16 years, we're going to have to side with the White House and the Trump administration....
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Wednesday alleged school shooting threat kept Marion abuzz
The school in question MARION, Ill. - Social media is still buzzing in response to a school shooting threat happening in Marion on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Some parents were reluctant about...
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AG Madigan demands end to policy that delays and prevents immigrant families...
ILLINOIS - Attorney General Lisa Madigan and a coalition of state attorneys general sent a letter to the federal government demanding the immediate reversal of a policy that has delayed and prevented...
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West Frankfort woman still missing; public’s help requested
Pree, photo submitted WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. - There's still no word on the whereabouts of 28-year-old Lauren Elizabeth Pree of West Frankfort. Pree was last seen leaving her home on East St. Louis...
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MSM misleads, as usual; case against Bethune likely to be refiled
Gaege Bethune, Jackson County mug JACKSON CO., Ill. - Perhaps mainstream media in the area is just tired of reporting certain cases; or perhaps their bias is showing. Pravin Varughese Whatever the...
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St. Louis man indicted for Child Pornography in Illinois
ST. CLAIR CO., Ill. - Jace Faugno, 23, of St. Louis, Missouri, has been charged with knowingly distributing videos depicting child pornography, Steven D. Weinhoeft, U.S. Attorney for the Southern...
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Alleged Mexican drug dealer extradited to Southern District of Illinois
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Armando Medina-Hernandez was extradited from Mexico to the United States by DEA Special Agents and U.S. Marshals to face federal drug trafficking...
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ISP District 19 announces October activity and enforcement
DISTRICT 19 CARMI, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of October. Troopers in District 19, which...
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Hamilton, White counties’ results released from recent ISP patrols
HAMILTON/WHITE COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced the results of two special patrols conducted in White and Hamilton counties. The...
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Superheroes at Williamson County Courthouse welcome kids to be adopted
Kathy Bass, aka Superwoman WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Kathy Bass (shown above), Agency Performance Monitor with Department of Children and Family Services, was at the Williamson County Courthouse in Marion...
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What is it with people pretending to be federal marshals….?
Wayne A. O'Connor WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Months after a whacked-out Indiana resident tried to pull a slick one - and almost succeeded - on Paris and Edgar County authorities, yet another guy has done...
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Only in Wayne County: Young horse killed by deer slug
WAYNE CO., Ill. - One of Southern Illinois' fave sayings is "Only in Wayne County..." That'd be because if it's bizarre, strange, or just plain wrong, it's going to happen there. And this is what's...
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City of Marion has new legal representation
Nick Brown, Adam Lawler, Mayor Rinella, former city attorney Steve Green and David Lawler MARION, Ill. - With the bizarre and inexplicable election of former Marion city attorney Steve Green to an...
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Stores receive 30-day notice at mall in Marion
Yes, it's now EMPTIER than it looks.... MARION, Ill. - Problems at Illinois Star Centre Mall took another devastating turn last week when various remaining merchants received a 30-day vacate notice....
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Guilty plea for Carbondale man who threatened to blow up a U.S. Military...
CARBONDALE, Ill. - George Rita II, 42, of Carbondale, pleaded guilty today (Tuesday, November 20) to making a false threat to blow up a military recruiting center in Carbondale. Rita had been named in...
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Local publisher, screenwriter, to appear at Lawrence County Board meeting
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - The Lawrence County Board will be meeting tomorrow afternoon for their regular monthly confab, and on the agenda is a downstate author and publisher to address the board for a...
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Property values in Illinois…? Two words: Get. Out.
By Janelle Cammenga Illinois Policy The New China restaurant has served Fox River Grove residents since 1975, when William Gee’s parents brought their business to the northwest Chicago suburb. “Good...
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