Pritzker signs budget with tax freezes, long-term investment

By JOHN O’CONNOR for the Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a state budget that aims to soften the blow of inflation with $1.8 billion in tax breaks and

Pritzker ends Illinois mask mandate for public transit

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday he was ending the state’s mask mandate on public transportation a day after a federal judge overturned the government’s plan to keep restrictions in place until May 3. Masks

Three charged with armed robbery, aggravated battery

            CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Three Carbondale residents are facing robbery and battery charges. Carbondale Police say a pre-arranged meeting to sell and buy drugs early Thursday morning turned violent. Officers were

Bluford man hurt in Goreville crash

  GOREVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Bluford man had to be flown to the hospital after a traffic crash near Goreville. It happened at about 10:45 a.m. Monday on Route 37, just north of Dogwood Lane. Illinois

Natural gas pipeline future in doubt after SCOTUS rejection

By JIM SALTER for the Associated Press ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a St. Louis-based natural gas company’s appeal of a lower court’s decision that could close a