Small electrical fire quickly extinguished at Benton Walmart Monday night
BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – What’s being called a small electrical issue at the Benton Walmart fitting room briefly closed the retail store Monday night. Benton and West City fire departments were toned at about 7:30 p.m.
Gunshots damage Carbondale home
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Carbondale Police say a man got out of an SUV Sunday afternoon, took aim at a house, and opened fire. It happened at about 1:45 p.m. in the 400 block James and
Democrats deny police-aid plan answers anti-crime criticism
By JOHN O’CONNOR for the Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democrats in the General Assembly, under pressure from a law enforcement community that feels unappreciated in a time of rising crime, introduced a package of
Judge’s clerk recusing herself in Madigan case a good move, expert says
By GREG BISHOP for the Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO, Ill. (IRN) — A law clerk for the judge overseeing the federal corruption prosecution of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan recused herself from the case, a decision
US man abducted in Afghanistan appears in newly posted video
By ERIK TUCKER for the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An American man kidnapped in Afghanistan two years ago is seen in a video pleading for his release so that he can be reunited with his
Illinois mom challenges conviction in 5-year-old son’s death
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman who pleaded guilty in her 5-year-old son’s death is challenging her conviction and 35-year sentence, saying she had postpartum depression and psychosis when she killed her son. JoAnn Cunningham, 39,
Democrats’ anti-crime measures focus on victims, communities
By JOHN O’CONNOR for the Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democrats outlined anti-crime measures Friday amid pressure from rising violence and Republican critics, promising more in the final days of the Legislature’s spring session. Four