Franklin County teen wins scholarship in vaccine lottery
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — A Franklin County teenager has one a $150,000 through Illinois’ “All in for the Win” vaccine lottery. A total of 17 scholarships and 2 $1 million prizes were drawn Thursday. It
Police: Illinois brothers say mother, sister buried in yard
LYONS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities are planning to excavate a suburban Chicago backyard Friday after two adult brothers found living in what police called a “hoarder home” said they had buried the bodies of their mother
Herrin High School placed on lockdown after substitute teacher displayed “strange behavior”
HERRIN, Ill. (WJPF) — A substitute teacher at Herrin High School has to be placed in protective custody Friday morning after exhibiting what police are calling “strange behavior” in a classroom. Herrin Police say the incident
Marion Police investigate shots fired incident
MARION, Ill. (WJPF) — Marion Police are investigating an incident of shots fired. At about 2:00 a.m. Friday, shots were fired in the 800 block of South Russell Street. Police say several bullets hit a home
Carbondale man arrested for July shooting
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Carbondale Police have announced an arrest in connection to a July shooting. In the early morning hours of July 25, Carbondale Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 100
Golconda man arrested for child pornography
GOLCONDA, Ill. (WJPF) — A Golconda man has been arrested on a number of child pornography charges. Kaleb Schutt, 19, was arrested at his home Thursday for Distribution of Child Pornography, Possession with the Intent to
2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting outside Illinois courthouse
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Two men were killed and another was injured on Thursday in shootings outside a northern Illinois courthouse stemming from a long-running internal gang dispute, authorities said. The shootings occurred after one of the