Route 13 to close in Perry County
PERRY COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – A portion of Route 13 in Perry County will be closed through the weekend for construction. Starting 6:00 PM Friday, Route 13 will be closed between County Line Road and Columbine Road,
Pritzker issues disaster proclamations for 2 more counties
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued disaster proclamations for two more counties affected by flooding. Pritzker said Thursday he added Knox and Henry counties in western Illinois to the counties receiving disaster proclamations. That
Chairman of gaming board, Rauner appointee, resigns
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The head of the Illinois Gaming Board has stepped down after serving four years in the post. Springfield attorney Don Tracy was named chairman by then-Gov. Bruce Rauner in early 2015. The State
Girlfriend: Christensen seemed proud of killing
CHICAGO (AP) — The girlfriend of an ex-University of Illinois student charged with kidnapping a visiting scholar from China says he seemed proud as he told her he killed Yingying Zhang. Star prosecution witness Terra Bullis testified
Bible underscores Lincoln’s belief he was to end slavery
By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Bible given to Abraham Lincoln in the final months of the Civil War ties together the 16th president’s budding views on spirituality and his belief that God