Vehicle stolen from Harrisburg auto dealership crashes into Benton square
BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – At least one person is in custody after six vehicles were stolen from a Saline County auto dealership. Sometime late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, thieves broke into the Jim Hayes dealership
Marion man died in Jackson County crash
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A Marion man is dead after a single vehicle crash in Jackson County. It happened at about 2:15 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Royalton and Barwick Roads. According to the Jackson
Illinois election officials say security is capable of thwarting another international breach
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois election officials are confident that stop gaps are in place to prevent another international breach. In 2016, Russian hackers accessed the database for the Illinois State Board of Elections, which included voters’
First public hearing for gun ban registry rules set for November
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Three public hearings will be conducted by Illinois State Police to hear comments and take questions about the state’s banned firearms registry. The first is scheduled for a room in Springfield that seats
FBI: Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department
Pritzker takes fight for abortion access national with a new self-funded group
FILE – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker looks out over the crowd during the Illinois Paid Leave bill signing ceremony Monday, March 13, 2023, in Chicago. Pritzker is taking his advocacy for abortion rights nationwide, forming a political
John A. Logan Little Egypt Football Poll Week 9 – Battle between #1 & #2 brewing in Du Quoin
After a dominant 43-26 win over Carterville in Week 8, the Murphysboro Red Devils retained their top ranking in the Little Egypt Football poll. That sets up a battle between #1 and #2 in a battle between
Rep. Jim Jordan fails again on second round of House Speaker voting
Rep. Jim Jordan once again failed to secure enough votes on Wednesday to become House speaker, leaving the lower chamber without a leader to replace the recently-ousted Kevin McCarthy. After Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry declared “a
President Biden shows support of Israel, says they weren’t responsible for hospital blast in Gaza
On Wednesday during his trip to Tel Aviv, President Joe Biden pledged his support for Israel, and expressed agreement with Israel that their military was not responsible for the deadly blast at a Christian-run hospital in Gaza
Wolfgang Van Halen marries longtime girlfriend, Andraia Allsop
Wolfgang Van Halen and his fiancée Andraia Allsop are married. The 32-year-old frontman of Mammoth WVH (and son of the late Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli) exchanged vows with Allsop, a software engineer and photographer,