Chandlerville, IL

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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

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

Jacksonville, IL

Jacksonville Police and LifeStar EMS were paged out to a building strike at Top Shelf Liquor at approximately 9:30 am. According to a report by Jacksonville Police, 61-year-old Diane E. Vincent of Roodhouse told officers she felt a medical event coming on while behind the wheel of her white SUV and turned off Lincoln Avenue into the parking lot of Top Shelf Liquor in the 1200 block of West Morton Avenue. Vincent said she then started coughing and believed she had passed out. She said when she came to, her vehicle had struck the building.

Medical Issue Believed Cause of SUV Crash into Jacksonville Liquor Store

In an update and correction of a story from earlier today, one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash on West College Avenue Monday afternoon. LifeStar EMS and Jacksonville Police responded to the crash at the intersection of West College Avenue and Park Street at approximately 4:15 pm yesterday. According...

One Injured in Two Vehicle Crash at College and Park Monday

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

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

Springfield, IL

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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Ashland Fire Seeks Replacement for Totaled Tanker

An area fire department is in need of new tanker equipment after an accident in late December. While responding to a call for mutual aid for...

Ashland Fire Seeks Replacement for Totaled Tanker

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