Bagley enters 58th Senate District race
PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) — A Perry County Democrat has entered the race for the 58th Senate District. Josh Bagley says he’s for organized labor, farmers, and the 2nd Amendment. Current 115th House District Representative Terri Bryant is
Illinois House hearing for possible removal of indicted state lawmaker set for Friday
By Greg Bishop for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Within a week of his arrest on bribery charges and subsequent not guilty plea, state Rep. Luis Arroyo’s colleagues in the Illinois House will meet
Report: Trump surveyed donors on freeing Blagojevich
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump is again broaching the idea of freeing former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich from prison, where he is serving 14 years for corruption. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Trump asked
Teachers pleased, relieved strike is over
Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey (center, right) and Vice President Stacy Davis Gates (center, left) march with members of the CTU and SEIU Local 73 through the Loop after a rally, three days before the unions
Trick-or-treater, 7, critically injured in Chicago shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A 7-year-old girl is reported in critical condition after being shot while trick-or-treating on Chicago’s West Side. Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says the girl was shot in the lower neck area Thursday and
Third Illinois resident dies of vaping-related lung damage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A third Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a vaping-related lung injury the Department of Public Health reports. Health department spokeswoman Melaney Arnold on Thursday declined to give the age of
Fatal plane crash near Barkley Regional Airport
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say the pilot of a small plane has died in a crash not far from a regional airport. News outlets report Airport Authority Board Chair George Bray confirmed a plane