Herrin man arrested for assaulting grandmother

  HERRIN, Ill. (WJPF) – A Herrin man has been arrested on charges he assaulted his elderly grandmother. On January 7, Herrin Police say Victor Shea hit his 81-year-old grandmother during an argument at home on North

Schimpf selects running mate

  ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WJPF) – Republican gubernatorial candidate and former state senator Paul Schimpf has picked a running mate. Carolyn Schofield currently sits on the McHenry County Board. Known as a moderate she twice ran unsuccessfully

Kentucky school bus gets stuck in floodwater

  MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (WJPF) – Three students were hurt when a school bus got stuck in flood water Tuesday in McCracken County, Kentucky. The bus slid off the road into the water and then turned onto

Veterans Honor Flight #8 set for June

  MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – Organizers with Veterans Honor Flight have announced the date for their next trip. Flight number 8 will take off June 7, 2022. For information on how to sign up as a veteran

Speaker: Illinois DCFS field workers need greater protection

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The speaker of the Illinois House said the state’s child-welfare caseworkers need to be treated like frontline emergency responders after a Department of Children and Family Services investigator was killed last week during a

Illinois prisons pause county intakes due to pandemic

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Corrections has temporarily paused intakes from county jails because of COVID-19 outbreaks at prisons, the agency said Tuesday. The affected prison facilities include the Graham, Logan, Menard and

Chicago mayor tests positive for COVID-19

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. The Democrat said she has “cold-like symptoms” but otherwise feels fine. She credited being vaccinated and receiving a booster shot. “I