Second Illinois residents dies of vaping-related lung damage

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a second state resident has died after being hospitalized for a vaping-related lung injury. The department on Thursday refused to give the patient’s identity, age

Body confirmed to be that of missing hiker

UNION COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Authorities in Union County confirm the body found at a campsite is that of a missing hiker. 68-year-old Don Wall had been hiking from Bald Knob Cross to Inspiration Point. His body

One killed in Williamson County crash

MARION, Ill. (WJPF) — A Marion man is dead after crash in Williamson County. It happened around 12:10 AM Thursday on Fowler School Road, just west of Outlaw Road. The 30-year-old victim was a backseat passenger in

Search on for “armed and dangerous” suspect

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Authorities in Franklin County are searching for an armed and dangerous man who assaulted a police officer and later led police on a high speed chase through two counties. Police were called