Catalytic converters stolen from religious group
MARION, Ill. (WJPF) — An area religious group is now raising money to replace two catalytic converters stolen from their buses. Families for the Advancement of Catholic Education, or FACE, provides transportation for southern Illinois students to
Retired St. Louis police captain’s widow to address RNC
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The widow of a retired St. Louis police captain shot to death after a violent night of protests will speak Thursday as part of the Republican National Convention. Ann Marie Dorn is a
Chicago school board votes to renew contract with police
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s school board has decided to keep a police presence in some of its schools despite the demands of protesters who say school resource officers create an unsafe learning atmosphere. The Board of Education
Metro East man killed in pit bull attack
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man is dead after being attacked by his stepson’s pet dogs. Stephen F. Pemberton Sr. was killed Wednesday after two pit bulls got out of a laundry room where they
National Quantum Research Centers coming to Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. (WJPF) — Illinois will be home to two of five new National Quantum Information Science Research Centers. They’ll be located at the Argonne National Laboratory and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, both are near Chicago.
Two men face federal charges connected to Chicago looting
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal charges have been filed against two Chicago men accused of conspiring to burglarize three pharmacies during looting that occurred in the spring. William Lorenz and Ivan Bermudez were charged in a criminal complaint
Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputy accused of retail theft
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — A Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested in connection to a retail theft. Matthew Hawkins, 47, was taken into custody without incident Wednesday. Illinois State Police are investigating. Hawkins faces one
Authorities ID man accused of arson in Sunday fire
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Authorities have released the identity of the man accused of intentionally setting a fire inside a Carbondale apartment building. Investigators say Deandre Pugh, 39, set fire to his third floor apartment, located at
Chicago and 3 other cities sue to stop spread of ghost guns
NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago and three other cities are suing the federal government to stop the proliferation of easy-to-assemble guns that require no serial numbers or background checks. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court
Illinois statehouse Republicans consider holding their own COVID-19 oversight hearings
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — With few other outlets, statehouse Republicans are considering their own public hearings with stakeholders if Democrats won’t address Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A Senate Transportation Committee holds a hearing