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Overnight reports from Jacksonville-area police.

A Jacksonville man was arrested twice yesterday in a twelve-hour span, that began with a hit and run accident from early last month. Police were called to the scene of a two-vehicle traffic crash at approximately 7:15 pm on Thursday, June 2nd at the intersection of North Main and West Dunlap Streets.

Jacksonville welcomed the long Fourth of July holiday weekend with the Independence Day parade sponsored by Jacksonville Rotary. Hundreds of people lined the streets between the Morgan County Fairgrounds and the downtown square for the hour-long parade celebrating the red, white and blue.

Information has been released about an arrest of a man who broke into a home with a knife in rural Roodhouse last week. According to charging documents, 30 year old John J. Scheferkort entered a residence with the homeowners present at the time last Wednesday evening. The home is approximately 4 ½ miles east of Roodhouse.

Emma Cole will celebrate her ninth birthday on July 13.

Kaisen Cole is celebrating is sixth birthday.

"J. Capps & Sons Ltd. A History of Nice Threads" will open July 16, with a members-only preview July 13. It follows the history of J. Capps & Sons from 1839 until its closing in 1975.

Jacksonville Police are investigating a burglary that occurred overnight Wednesday. According to police reports, sometime between the hours of 9:30 am Wednesday and 1:00 pm yesterday, someone forced entry to a garage in the 700 block of Sheridan Street and removed approximately $50.00 worth of tools without permission. Police are...

Police, fire and other public safety reports from Jacksonville and the surrounding area.

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WICS/WLDS) — A Jacksonville man suspected in a hit-and-run last month was arrested twice in one day. Our media partners, WLDS, report police began investigating the man after he allegedly left the scene of a crash on June 2. We're told the 20-year-old Austin M. McDade's vehicle...

If there ever was a moment of "don't try this at home, kids", it's this. New video shows a pro water skier in Jacksonville, Illinois who just got massive air off of a jump that would make a bird envious. Have I mentioned this guy is a pro? He is....

An idea by a Jacksonville Middle School teacher to try and add levity to a tough school year, snowballed into a nice donation for some area charities thanks to Superintendent Ptacek’s weather alerts. Lauren Range is head of the Science Department at JMS and says the most recent school...

The City of Jacksonville received a clean audit of their 2021 finances. Adam Whithee of Zumbahlen, Eyth, Surratt, Foote, and Flynn told the city at their final meeting of the month of June that no findings were found in the city’s accounting practices and that they had a 9-11 month cushion in their general fund.

The Mayor of Jacksonville is sending condolences to the family of an East Central Illinois man who was killed in a two-vehicle crash late Wednesday night. 20-year-old Lucas S. Otto of Arthur Illinois was traveling eastbound on Interstate 72 near mile marker 118 east of Springfield at approximately 11:20 pm Wednesday when his sedan was struck head-on by a pickup truck that was traveling in the wrong direction in the same lane.

Jacksonville firefighters were called to a brush fire Friday along Interstate 72.

Carrollton is thanking first responders with its Hometown Heroes on the Square event tonight. ...