Jacksonville, IL

Parents of 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders can introduce their child to the world of music in Jacksonville tonight. The Esprit de Corps Academy of Jacksonville is hosting a “Discover Your Talent” Night at First Presbyterian Church located at 870 West College Avenue from 6-8PM. President of Esprit...

Espirit de Corps ‘Discover Your Talent’ Night Tonight

Springfield, IL

Illinois College has announced a new director to their Nursing program. Dr. Angela Bentley will take over as head of the program from Angela Pierson after more than 7 years in directing nursing programs for both Illinois College and MacMurray College. Bentley is a board certified cardiac vascular nurse and...

Illinois College Announces New Director to Nursing Program

Jacksonville School District 117 is moving its Building & Grounds Department to a new site this summer. The move corresponds with the District 117 School Board approving the purchase of the Jamison Future Swings building at 2253 West Morton Avenue last night during a special meeting. The transfer of the...

Jacksonville School District 117 Purchases Jamison’s Future Swings Location on Morton Avenue

Virginia State

Jacksonville School District 117 dismiss classes one hour early on Friday, Mar. 31st, in anticipation of high winds and chance of storms Friday evening. Evening sports have been postponed. Tomorrow’s JHS baseball doubleheader has been changed to a single game for Varsity at 1PM. Franklin Schools are dismissing at...

Schools Dismissing early

Illinois State

A Jacksonville-based business is setting up shop in the Illinois Capitol building. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced yesterday that a new coffee station will be opening on the second floor of the Capitol Building and will be operated by Jacksonville-based Elm City Roastery. Giannoulias’ office, which maintains the Illinois...

Elm City Roastery Awarded Coffee Station in State Capitol Building

Peoria, IL

The City of Jacksonville is sending a legal letter to GFL Environmental asking them to start sticking to their exclusive contract. A concerned citizen voiced problem Monday night at the Jacksonville City Council meeting that GFL has not removed a trash receptacle from their house after the opted out of their residential trash service. The resident said they had also received a bill from the company after they had never used its service and opted out back in January. City Clerk Skip Bradshaw said that it’s a common problem that he’s dealt with from citizens and GFL for the past 3 months. Bradshaw says one resident even went so far as to bring their trash bin to the municipal building because they no longer wanted it on their property.

City of Jacksonville Sending Letter to GFL Over Alleged Failures with Customer Service

The Jacksonville Correctional Facility and Warden Cherryle Hinthorne have been named as party to over 20 civil rights lawsuits filed by current inmates. The lawsuits have been filed over the course of multiple days, beginning on Friday, March 24th and continuing through today, with currently 28 inmates named as party in the Central District Court for the federal court of Illinois.

Over 20 Inmates at Jacksonville Prison File Civil Rights Lawsuits

Waverly, IL

Volunteer firefighters from Waverly and Franklin responded to a call of a structure fire in a detached garage just before 5:00 pm Tuesday. Crews arrived on scene at 346 West Elm Street in Waverly to a small amount of fire showing from one side of the bottom of the roof.

No Injures in Waverly Garage Fire

Beardstown, IL

Multiple departments responded to an early morning structure fire in rural Beardstown. According to a release by the Beardstown Fire Department on the department’s Facebook page, at approximately 1:00 am, the Beardstown Fire Department responded to the call and upon arrival found the unattached garage fully involved with fire.

Multiple Departments Respond to Early Morning Structure Fire in Rural Beardstown

The Jacksonville-Morgan County Office of Emergency Management is partnering with the National Weather Service to host a Storm Spotter Training Class. The class will be held Thursday, April 6th at 6PM at the Community Park Center located at 1309 S. Main Street in Jacksonville. The class is free to attend...

Jacksonville/Morgan County Emergency Management Hosting NWS Storm Spotter Training

Meredosia, IL

The Illinois State Police have released information about a three-vehicle crash near Meredosia that sent one person to the hospital. Preliminary reports indicated that a 2001 silver Chevy SUV driven by 29 year old Brandon D. Hankins of Camden was traveling northbound on Illinois Route 104 while a 1980 Peterbilt tractor trailer driven by 52 year old Bradley Sneeden was traveling southbound in the same location at 5:50PM on Thursday.

ISP Release Information on 3-Vehicle Crash on IL-Rte. 104 Near Meredosia From Thursday

Winchester, IL

The Illinois State Police have released information on those involved in the fatal car crash yesterday morning outside of Winchester. According to the report, a 2007 white Dodge Sprinter 2500 van was traveling westbound on Illinois Route 106 driven by 46 year old Volodymyr Petryshyn of Wheaton at approximately 6:25AM yesterday.

Information Released on Fatal Car Crash Near Winchester

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Pittsfield, IL

A Pike County woman was arrested on theft charges stemming from a joint investigation. According to a release by Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood this morning, a joint investigation was undertaken by his office and the Pittsfield Police Department earlier this month after deputies received a complaint of a retail theft at a business in Griggsville on March 12th.

Perry Woman Arrested on Retail Theft Charges

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Rotary Taking Applications for Rotary and Weikert Scholarships

The Rotary Club of Jacksonville is now accepting applications for a pair of student scholarships. The first is the Rotary Club of Jacksonville Scholarship for College-Bound...

Rotary Taking Applications for Rotary and Weikert Scholarships

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