Nurse who stole morphine from hospice patients faces prison
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) — A nurse who pleaded guilty to stealing morphine from hospice patients at a central Illinois nursing home has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Kandis Mills, 47, of Tuscola, must report
Legislation would make more fireworks legal in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) A bill currently in the Illinois House would make more fireworks legal in Illinois. HB 2996 would make “ground sparklers,” or fireworks that sit on the ground and emit a shower of sparks, legal
Illinois State Police asks lawmakers to streamline FOID card, concealed carry permit process
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — Illinois State Police Director Brenden Kelly is asking lawmakers to make changes in state law to help reduce the backlog of FOID and concealed carry cards needing to be processed. Recently, there’s been
Parking lot confrontation leads to hate crime charge
NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man faces a felony hate crime charge after he allegedly shouted “white power” and raised his arm in a Nazi salute to a family that included two Black children,
Police: 2 dead, 1 injured in East St. Louis shooting
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. (AP) — Two men died and a third was critically injured in a shooting in East St. Louis, police there said. The shooting was reported just before 1 p.m. Tuesday in a residential
Illinois lawmakers vote to extend state’s firearm deer season
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois lawmakers want to give deer hunters one more day to bag that prized buck. House Bill 3344 passed from a committee Monday. It would require the state’s various opening deer hunting seasons to
Southern Illinois murder suspect arrested in western Kentucky
HARRISBURG, Ill. (WJPF) — Alexander McWilliam, the Harrisburg man wanted for the murder of Mishealia Meredith, is now behind bars. The 36-year-old was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after a 2 ½ hour standoff with police at
Gov. Pritzker to give coronavirus update, receive first vaccine dose
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — Governor JB Pritzker is scheduled to give a coronavirus update Wednesday. The governor is expected to speak at about 11:30 a.m. from Springfield. According to the governor’s public schedule, Pritzker is also expected
Skeletal remains found in Christian County field identified
PANA, Ill. (AP) — Skeletal remains found in a southern Illinois field near Pana were identified Tuesday as those of a 25-year-old man missing for more than a year. Daniel Crosby, 25, of Carterville was last seen
Chicago sees ‘worrying’ uptick in COVID-19 cases
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago experienced a significant spike in COVID-19 cases in the last week, triggering fresh concerns Tuesday from the city’s top health officials. The average number of confirmed daily cases in the nation’s third-largest city