East St. Louis police officer pleads guilty to fraud

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (WJPF) — An East St. Louis Police Officer has pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud charges. 48-year-old Mario Fennoy was charged with submitting false claims for overtime pay. According to prosecutors, while

Carbondale man sentenced for Aggravated Battery of a Child

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A Carbondale man has been sentenced to 4 ½ years behind bars after pleading guilty to Aggravated Battery of a Child. Prosecutors say the charges against 35-year-old Terrill Travis came after a July

Mandated sick pay could come for vote when Illinois lawmakers return in January

By GREG BISHOP for THE ILLINOIS RADIO NETWORK SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) —  While it didn’t pass before lawmakers left for the year, a measure mandating Illinois employers give all employees, even part-time ones, earned sick pay could

Bipartisan support for ‘fair maps’ in wake of corruption probes at Illinois statehouse

By GREG BISHOP for THE ILLINOIS RADIO NETWORK SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say one way to combat the culture of corruption in the halls of Illinois government is to remove

Missouri collecting containers found floating in floodwaters

This photo provided by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources taken in Boone County, Mo. in March 2019 shows one of hundreds of containers — many carrying hazardous materials — that have floated into Missouri since flooding