Three hurt in Jackson County DUI crash

AVA, Ill. (WJPF) — Three people were injured Sunday in a DUI-related crash in Jackson County. It happened at about 3:00 a.m. on Highway 4, near the intersection of Sparrow Road, west of Ava. According to the

Peabody Energy reaches $1.5B deal with creditors

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A St. Louis-based energy company — and the largest thermal coal producer in the Powder River Basin — has announced an agreement with its creditors to refinance $459 million of debt, potentially staving

Soldier charged in Rockford shooting may have PTSD

CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for a U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in what authorities called an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead told an initial hearing Monday that

Illinois COVID-10 deaths tops 16,000

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ death toll due to the COVID-19 pandemic now tops 16,000 with the numbers released Monday by state public health officials. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 4,453 new confirmed and possible