Local firefighter and police pensions subject of Illinois pension committee September 29, 2023 9:09 am|PSRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — As the Illinois Supreme Court determines the constitutionality of consolidating public safety pension funds…
Pritzker asks other Illinois communities to house growing number of non-citizens September 29, 2023 9:06 am|CHICAGO, Ill. (IRN) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking communities outside of Chicago to help house and provide…
Carbondale man facing weapons charge September 28, 2023 10:32 am|CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Carbondale man is facing a weapons charge after police found a gun in…
Carbondale man facing weapons charge September 28, 2023 10:32 am|CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Carbondale man is facing a weapons charge after police found a gun in…
Students brings gun to Marion Junior High School September 28, 2023 9:13 am|MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – Police and school officials are looking into how a gun was brought into the…
Prosecutors secure confession in 2022 murder September 28, 2023 9:11 am|MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) – A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife last year in Carbondale. Prosecutors…
Goreville Police investigate attempted child abduction September 28, 2023 8:15 am|GOREVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) – Residents in Goreville are on alert after the attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl.…
Suspect captured after 5 hour manhunt September 26, 2023 10:27 am|MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A man is in custody after a five hour manhunt in Williamson County. According…
3 northern Illinois sheriff’s deputies suffer burns in dynamite disposal operation September 26, 2023 10:21 am|ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Three northern Illinois sheriff’s deputies injured while disposing of dynamite in neighboring Wisconsin remained…
Rare tickets to Ford’s Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated auction for $262,500 September 26, 2023 10:19 am|BOSTON (AP) — A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the…