Illinois AG: Former ITT students to get $9.4M in debt relief
FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2019 file photo, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks during a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Noreen Nasir, File) CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois attorney general says students who were enrolled
Number of homicides in Chicago area pass 2019 total
CHICAGO (AP) — The medical examiner’s office in the county that includes Chicago says that the number of homicides so far this year has already surpassed the total for all of 2019 and is on a pace
St. Louis matches homicide total for all of last year
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 15-year-old girl shot to death in St. Louis has become the city’s 194th homicide victim in 2020, matching the total for all of 2019 with 3 1/2 months still to go in
Hurricane Sally Strengthens To Cat 2 As It Approaches Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Sally strengthened Monday afternoon and was upgraded to a category 2 hurricane, making its way across the Gulf of Mexico toward Mississippi and Alabama with 100 mph sustained winds. Sally s forecast to make landfall
Jonesboro man accused of attempting to have sex with a child
JONESBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — A Jonesboro man is facing charges that he tried to have sexual relations with a child. Union County State’s Attorney Daniel Klingemann says Harold “Harry” Goetz, 78, attempted to meet a person
Billionaire Steve Cohen To Buy Majority Ownership Of NY Mets
Billionaire Steve Cohen has reached an agreement to purchase the New York Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families. The sale is subject to the approval of the other Major League Baseball owners. Once the deal is
Federal grants to be used to improve classroom safety
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Over $830,000 in federal funding will be used to make southern Illinois classrooms safer. The money comes in the form of grants through the Department of Justice’s School Violence Prevention Program. In a
Illinois residents among leaders in paying down credit card debt
By KEVIN BESSLER for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — With the economy showing signs of life despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinoisans were among the leaders nationally in paying down credit
Lawmakers want more transparency from DCFS
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Just days after two former employees were arrested in connection with the death of a Crystal Lake boy, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services faced questions about transparency. During a virtual hearing Monday