Marion woman attacked inside her home

MARION, Ill. (WJPF) — Marion Police are asking for the public’s help after a woman was attacked inside her home. It happened April 3 at about 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of North Granite and West Stockton

Three shot at Carbondale party

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Three people were shot Sunday at a party in Carbondale. It happened at about 2:45 a.m. at a vacant residence in the 300 block of West Cherry Street. According to a press release,

Illinois House bill would allow school staff to take parental leave anytime, not consecutively

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. (IRN) — With lawmakers headed back to Springfield Tuesday, one measure in the House could take up would allow a new parent employed at a school to take parental leave days anytime, not necessarily immediately

“Just an impossibility” to provide date for relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, Pritzker says

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois’ business community is looking for clarity, or even for a date certain, of when they can get their operations back up and running more fully, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker says COVID-19 won’t

Illinois to open COVID-19 vaccinations to everyone 16 and older

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — As COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in Illinois, the state will soon expand eligibility to allow more people to make appointments to get vaccinated. Starting Monday, people 16 and older are now