Carbondale Police investigating death of five-year-old
CARBONDALE, IL. — Authorities in Carbondale are investigating a traffic accident that claimed the life of a 5-year-old boy. It happened around 8:00pm Monday in the 500 Block of North Wall Street. Police say the child wandered
Autopsy performed on body found in Franklin County
FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL. — More is now known about a body found near an abandoned Franklin County coal mine. The victim was a middle-aged white male. No positive identification has yet been made. No cause of death
AG Madigan sues Chicago Trump Tower operators
CHICAGO, IL. — Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing the operators of Chicago’s Trump Tower for violating federal environmental laws. The lawsuit claims the building sucks about 20 million gallons of water out of the Chicago River
Chicago manufacturer closing plants, blames Trump tariffs
CHICAGO, IL. — A storage safe manufacturer is closing two Chicago-area factories and moving operations to Mexico, blaming the effects of metal tariff’s put in place by the Trump administration. Stack-on Products will lay off about 150
Bond decreased denied for IL men charged with kidnapping
OLIVE BRANCH, MS. — A Mississippi judge has kept bond at $600,000 each for two Illinois men accused of luring a 14-year-old boy away from his home through a video game-centered chat program. The judge denied the
Murphysboro City Council picks new fire, police chief
MURPHYSBORO, IL. – At their council meeting Tuesday night, Murphysboro city leaders decided who would replace the outgoing fire and police chiefs. Firefighter Steven McBride will take over when Chief Steve Swafford retires later this year. Lt.