Billions in unpaid bills not yet even sent to the state comptroller
Illinois is chasing a moving target as it tries to dig out of the nation’s worst budget crisis A recent review by the office of Comptroller Susana Mendoza found that $7.5 billion worth of unpaid bills hadn’t
Construction begins on Market Street in Marion
Construction on the over century old brick on Market Street in Marion has gotten underway. Over the next few weeks, workers will replace the old bricks with over 125,000 new ones. Market is the only remaining brick
Authorities searching for non-compliant sex offender
An area is now wanted by authorities after he was no-show for a court appearance to register as a sex offender. 27 year old Nathan Ellison was sentenced Friday to six years in state prison for missing
Three injured in Marion barroom stabbing
Two men and one woman suffered non-life threatening stab wounds Saturday night in Marion. It happened just after 11:30 PM inside of the Heartland Sports Bar on Bittle Place. The woman was stabbed in the hip, One
Victim identified in fatal Carbondale shooting
We now know the name of the victim of Saturday night’s fatal shooting in Carbondale. Police say 35 year old Tony Johnson of East St Louis was shot and killed in the 700 block of East College