Fire damages Carbondale apartment house

CARBONDALE, IL. (WJPF) – One of the oldest building in Carbondale went up in smoke Tuesday. The apartment house, which sits at 409 W Main Street, was originally built as a private home in the 1880s. The

Hendricks gets 20 years for bank robbery

MURPHYSBORO, IL. (WJPF) – The man accused of robbing a First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust in Carbondale last month has been sentenced to twenty years in in prison. 36-year-old Darrell Hendricks, of Carbondale, pleaded guilty to one

Contest announced to name rehabbed state fair coliseum

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A contest to name the historic Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum is underway. The Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation announced the contest Tuesday. It runs through Dec. 14. Current members of Illinois 4-H, FFA and the

Emanuel says subsidies part of reason Amazon skipped Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he is not sorry the city and the state of Illinois didn’t offer Amazon more than $2.25 billion to bring its second headquarters to the city. Amazon announced Tuesday

Madigan supports Pritzker efforts on marijuana, income tax

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he supports Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker’s plans to legalize recreational marijuana and create a graduated income tax. The Chicago Democrat said Tuesday he’s had several “very friendly and

Pritzker says he’ll move into Illinois governor’s mansion

CHICAGO (AP) – Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker says he will live at least part time at the Illinois governor’s mansion in Springfield. Pritzker tells The Chicago Tribune that he and his wife will do a lot of commuting