Marion man sentenced on weapons charge

JACKSON COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – A Marion man has been sentenced to three years behind bars on a weapons charge. 29-year-old Travis Taylor was accused by prosecutors in Jackson County of being the driver of the getaway

Nearly 2,600 to graduate SIU Friday, Saturday

CARBONDALE, IL. (WJPF) – Hotels are filling up, restaurants are stocking up in and around Carbondale. It’s graduation weekend for SIU. Nearly 2,600 individuals will receive a sheepskin. Things start with the School of Law commencement ceremony

Nathan Reitz, son of ex-lawmaker, appointed to House vacancy

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The son of a former state legislator has been named to fill an Illinois House vacancy. The (Belleville) News-Democrat reports that Democratic Party chairmen in four southwestern Illinois counties tabbed Nathan Reitz of