State’s electronic verification system catches thousands of drivers without insurance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office is going after uninsured drivers with a new system of random checks. Nearly 2,700 Illinois license plates have been suspended in the past two months since the
Carbondale man arrested for Saturday shooting
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A Carbondale man has been arrested on gun charges. Carbondale Police say at about 11:40 p.m. Saturday, they were called to the 100 block of North Washington Street for a disturbance. Responding
Militia leader gets 53 years in Minnesota mosque bombing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group who authorities say masterminded the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque was sentenced Monday to 53 years in prison for an attack that terrified the mosque’s community.
Marion woman drives car into Ohio River
PADUCAH, Ky. (WJPF) — A Marion woman was pulled from the Ohio River near Paducah Monday after driving her car into the water. Authorities say the woman was attempting to take her own life. Paducah police
2 nuclear plants saved in energy plan set to go to Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Illinois nuclear plants would be saved from closure and carbon-emitting coal plants closed during the next quarter-century as part of a clean-energy package the Senate approved Monday and which next moves to