St. Louis couple indicted for waving guns at protesters
Mark McCloskey addresses the press alongside his wife Patricia on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, outside the Carnahan Courthouse, in St. Louis, Mo. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) ST. LOUIS (AP) — A grand jury on Tuesday
Madigan probe delayed until after election; GOP objects
FILE – Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, talks to reporters on the House floor, Monday, May 29, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/John O’Connor) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Democratic chairman of an Illinois House committee investigating
Second City comedy theater for sale, 2nd time in 60 years
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s Second City comedy theater — where performers including Bill Murray, Steve Carell and Jordan Peele honed their skills — has been put up for sale. In a statement released Tuesday, co-owner Andrew Alexander
Ending cash bail, more rehab part of Pritzker prison plan
FILE – In this April 17, 2020, file photo, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during his daily coronavirus news conference in Chicago. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday
Case involving gun-waving St. Louis couple continued
FILE – In this June 28, 2020, file photo, armed homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey, stand in front their house along Portland Place confront protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s house in the Central West
Carbondale home hit by gunfire Friday
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Shots fired from a moving vehicle hit a home Friday afternoon in Carbondale. It happened around 2:15 p.m. in the 800 block of North Marion. No injuries were reported. No suspects have been
Carbondale Police investigate shots fired
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Carbondale Police are investigating after shots were fired from a moving vehicle Sunday night. It happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 400 block of East Snider. Some shots hit a vehicle in the
Group challenges amendment language of graduated tax plan
CHICAGO (AP) — A group aligned with the Republican Party filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the language of a proposed Illinois constitutional amendment that creates a graduated-rate income tax. The Illinois Policy Institute contends in the lawsuit
President Trump Returns To White House After Being Discharged From Hospital
President Trump was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday, and returned to the White House after being treated for COVID-19 over the past three days. Trump left the hospital in Bethesda, Md., at
Partial Building Collapse In Houston Kills 3 Construction Workers, Injuring One
Three people died and a fourth was injured Monday after a 15-story building under construction collapsed in West Houston. The accident occurred at around 1:30 p.m., according to reports. The building was to be the headquarters of