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

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.