Pritzker debt-reduction approved as watchdog praises plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A respected tax and budget watchdog on Thursday praised Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal for cautious spending and paying bills, but took a dim view of the Democrat’s proposal to fight inflation by sparing
18-year-old and 19-year-old arrested in Carbondale shooting
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting earlier this week in Carbondale. Zoremoreyon Moore, 18, of Marion is charged with attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated battery
Former State Rep. sentenced to 6 months for tax fraud
CHICAGO, Ill. (WJPF) – Former Illinois State Representative Eddie Acevedo has been sentenced to six months in prison on charges of tax fraud. The Chicago Democrat’s conviction resulted from the same investigation that led to the
Jackson County Health Dept. reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, community transmission rate now “low”
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – The Jackson County Health Department says three people died there of COVID-19 last week. The deaths were a woman in her eighties and two men in their nineties. A total of
Human remains found near I-57 in Jefferson County
MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – An investigation has started after human remains were found near Mt. Vernon. The badly decomposed body was found Monday less than a mile west of the Interstate 57 / 64 interchange.
Illinois House approves partial payment of unemployment debt
By GREG BISHOP for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The Illinois House has approved using some federal COVID-19 relief tax funds to partially pay the state’s unemployment debt. But a remaining balance could
Lawmakers and unions want answers on inmate movement in downstate prisons
By KEVIN BESSLER for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The movement of inmates at Illinois prisons has some communities on edge. The Illinois Department of Corrections has reportedly developed a plan which includes