Jacksonville, IL

Godfrey, IL

Greene County, IL

Carrollton, IL

The Greene County Courthouse will soon have new windows. The Greene Prairie Press reports a project to replace over 100 windows in the courthouse is set to commence at the end of the month. Jun Construction Company of Godfrey will be performing the work. The 1890s era Romanesque Revival Courthouse...

Greene County Courthouse To Get New Windows

Springfield, IL

Governor J.B. Pritzker has been touring the state touting his proposed investments in higher education. Pritzker has visited a number of the schools to highlight programs and services that community colleges are creating to strengthen and train the state’s workforce. On Wednesday, Pritzker made a stop at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield. Pritzker said during the stop that his proposed budget would call for the largest funding increase for community colleges in over two decades: “As we have made college more affordable for students, we also need to invest in modernizing community college campuses – updating curriculum and resources, and ensuring that these amazing, local economic engines are running at their best. My budget proposal also includes $8.3 million to expand dual credit and non-credit workforce development programs, options that transform outcomes for low-income high school students and support retention and skills training for employers.”

Lincoln Land Community College Beneficiary of State’s Increase in Higher Ed Funding

Chicago, IL

Camp Point, IL

A Camp Point man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train on Friday at midday. Adams County Coroner Scott Graham told Quincy media on Saturday that 65 year old Flint C. Reed of Camp Point was pronounced deceased at the scene on Friday afternoon. According to reports from officials,...

Camp Point Man Struck, Killed By Amtrak Train on Friday

Sangamon County, IL

Pleasant Plains, IL

The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and Pleasant Plains Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two subjects who allegedly passed counterfeit currency. According to a report on the Pleasant Plains Police Department’s Facebook Page, two male subjects entered the Dollar General in Pleasant Plains at approximately...

Pleasant Plains Authorities Searching For Alleged Counterfeiters

Murrayville, IL

Woodson, IL

Fire crews from both the Woodson and Murrayville volunteer fire departments responded to a call of a structure fire at approximately 7:00 pm after a caller advised West Central Dispatch that his daughter’s bedroom was on fire. Woodson Fire Department Captain David Banks says crews were able to extinguish...

No One Injured in Woodson Mobile Home Fire

Cass County, IL

Beardstown, IL

A Beardstown man is heading to prison after multiple arrests over the last month. 19 year old Mayout Dhal pleaded guilty to one count of robbery yesterday in Cass County Circuit Court. Dhal was arrested by members of the Beardstown Police and Cass County Sheriff’s Department on March 13th on the charge along with a charge of aggravated battery to a juvenile under the age of 13 causing great bodily harm.

Beardstown Man Sentenced For Restaurant Robbery

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Mendon, IL

The second in a trio of former Illinois prison guards at Western Illinois Correctional Facility was sentenced today in federal court. 54 year old Todd Sheffler of Mendon was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in the beating death of 65 year old inmate Larry Earvin in 2018. Sheffler was re-tried on charges in August after a jury failed to reach a verdict last April. The jury convicted Sheffler of conspiracy to deprive the civil rights, deprivation of civil rights, conspiracy to engage in misleading conduct, falsification of a document and misleading conduct.

Second Western IL Prison Guard Sentenced in 2018 Inmate Beating Case

The defense attorney of an EMT accused of first-degree murder in Springfield is again asking for his client’s bond to be reduced. The State Journal-Register reports that W. Scott Hanken, who represents Peggy J. Finley, filed an amended motion on Friday saying that statements made by the Earl Moore, Jr. family attorney Jennifer Hightower in court during a February 6th bond reduction hearing should be stricken from the record saying the statements were “highly improper, unsupported by law, and completely out of the scope of (the Crime Victims Bill of Rights).”

LifeStar EMT’s Defense Attorney Wants Bond Reduced & Family’s Lawyer Remarks Stricken in First-Degree Murder Case

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Only a few days remain to view and then vote for your favorite submission in the latest exhibit at the Jacksonville Area Museum. The “Building with...

Time Running Out to Vote for Favorite Lego Creation

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