Pileup along icy Chicago expressway sends 14 to hospitals
Motorists huddle together after a 54 car pile-up early morning on the Kennedy Expressway Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Chicago. The Chicago Fire Department says about 50 vehicles were involved in the pileup along the expressway. (AP
Carbondale Police investigating two shots fires incidents
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Carbondale Police are investigating a pair of shootings that happened Monday in the city’s Arbor District. The first happened around 10:45 a.m. in the 600 Block West Cherry Street. Police say shots were
Perry County Sheriff: “We will not be part of a police state”
Perry County Sheriff Steve Bareis | Perry County Sheriff’s Office PERRY COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Perry County Sheriff Steve Bareis says he may not enforce any future aspects of Governor JB Pritzker’s stay at home order. In
Illinois COVID-19 response price tag $174M, records show
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois taxpayers can follow the state’s spending on thwarting the coronavirus with an online database. State comptroller Susana Mendoza debuted the portal Tuesday. It shows that since Gov. JB Pritzker declared the COVID-19
Woman gets 75-year sentence for sexually assaulting children
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois woman has received a 75-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting children. Andrea S. Leisgang of Bethalto pleaded guilty in February to criminal sexual assault and predatory criminal sexual assault for
Cook County Jail detainee accused of attacking three guards
Dante Jeffries | Cook County Sheriff’s Office CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say a man charged in the shooting of a Chicago police officer three years ago attacked three correctional officers at Cook County Jail, rendering two of
2 largest US rivers top new listing of endangered waterways
Mississippi River Bridge at Chester, Illinois O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The nation’s two largest rivers top a new listing of the most endangered waterways. The Washington, D.C.-based conservation organization American Rivers on Tuesday released its list of