Marion Police warn of scam targeting “self-checkout” users

MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – Marion Police say senior citizens using the self-checkout at retail and grocery stores are the newest targets of scam artists. According to MPD, victims using a debit card at the shelf-checkout are first

SIU-Western Illinois midweek matchup moved to Wednesday due to Impending Weather

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois baseball’s scheduled home game for Tuesday with Western Illinois has been moved to Wednesday, April 17at 6 p.m. due to forecasted weather in the area. The game will close a five-game homestand for

SIU men’s golf makes history, finishes second at Hawkeye Invitational

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Southern Illinois Men’s Golf team made history and had another big performance, this time at the Hawkeye Invitational finishing in second place out of 16 teams with a score of 845 (-7) behind

Legislation discuss bill to increase threshold for farm estate taxes

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — There is a bipartisan effort in Illinois aimed at preserving family farms in the event of a family member’s death. The Family Farm Preservation Act in House Bill 4600 is designed to protect farm families

Trial on merits of Illinois’ gun ban could begin July 8, attorney says

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — A plaintiff’s attorney suing Illinois over the state’s gun and magazine ban expects the case to go to trial on the merits in July. Illinois enacted a ban on more than 170 semi-automatic

4 arrested in Oklahoma in suspected murder of 2 missing Kansas women

Authorities in Oklahoma have arrested and charged four people on suspicion of kidnapping and murder in connection with the March disappearance of two Kansas mothers, who were last seen driving through the Oklahoma panhandle last month. The

Shooting in south Chicago neighborhood leaves 1 child dead, 10 injured

A mass shooting in a south Chicago neighborhood on Saturday night has left one child dead, and 10 people wounded, according to police. CBS Chicago reported that three other children were among the 10 injured during a

Jeremy Allen White to star as Bruce Springsteen in upcoming film ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’

Jeremy Allen White will star as Bruce Springsteen in the upcoming film Deliver Me From Nowhere, which will chronicle the making of Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska. According to Deadline, the film will be written and directed by

System of a Down and Deftones teaming up for special performance at Golden Gate Park

System of a Down and Deftones are teaming up to play a one-of-a-kind performance by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco later this year. SOAD posted on social media: “System Of A Down and Deftones. 8/17/24.