4-year-old shot by suspected stray bullet dies of injuries

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old boy has died after he was shot in the head by an apparent stray bullet on the Fourth of July in St. Louis. Police said Monday that the department

Illinois State Trooper arrested on drug charges

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) — An Illinois State Trooper has been relieved of duty after being arrested on drug charges. 40-year-old Nolan Morgan of Greenville was arrested Friday on charges of possession and manufacture of a controlled substance.

Illinois Republicans appeal federal judge’s ruling siding with Pritzker’s group limits

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The Illinois Republican Party is appealing a federal judge’s ruling in a case challenging the governor’s limits on the size of gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month the Illinois Republican Party, the

While Illinois hires tracers, there are warnings of scams

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The state of Illinois is hoping to hire about 4,000 contact tracers in the fight against COVID-19, but the Federal Trade Commission is warning about scams related to contact tracing. Contact tracing is

7-year-old among 13 killed in weekend shootings in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a 7-year-old girl at a family party and a 14-year-old boy were among 13 people shot and killed in the city over the Fourth of July weekend. Police spokesman Tom Ahern

Group raising funds for replica of Abraham Lincoln cottage

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A group dedicated to preserving Abraham Lincoln’s legacy is hoping to show people what his Springfield home was like before it was the two-story, 12-room dwelling that visitors tour today. The Abraham Lincoln

Museum: ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ car with Confederate flag to stay

VOLO, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois auto museum says it has no plans to stop displaying a Dodge Charger from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show with the Confederate flag painted atop the vehicle. The flag

13 Illinois ‘Bomb Squad’ gang members sentenced to prison

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Thirteen members of a Peoria street gang known as the “Bomb Squad” have been sentenced to prison terms for a racketeering conspiracy that included murder, arson and drug trafficking. Federal prosecutors said one

Pritzker kicks in $51.5 million more for taxes initiative

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is contributing an additional $51.5 million to a ballot initiative committee backing his constitutional amendment that would dump the state’s flat-rate income tax structure in favor of one that takes