New Circuit Clerk appointed in Williamson County
MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – The Williamson County Board of Commissioners has appointed a new circuit clerk. Chief Deputy Clerk Rachel Moake will serve out the remainder of Justin Maze’s unfinished term. Maze, a Republican, was forced to
Marion woman writes over $1,000 worth of bad checks to Franklin County American Legion
ORIENT, Ill. (WJPF) – A Marion woman is behind bars after writing over $1,000 worth of bad checks to the American Legion. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says Nicole Keen, 44, wrote multiple checks totaling $1,040 to
Illinois mandates car insurers detail why vehicle is totaled
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — A new law signed by the governor mandates car insurers in Illinois provide the insured motorist details surrounding the companies’ decisions to total a vehicle. House Bill 5559 was signed by the governor
President Biden denounces calls for him to step down in letter to fellow Democrats
In a letter (seen in full here via The New York Times) to congressional Democrats on Monday, President Joe Biden reiterated that he is not stepping down as the Democratic nominee in the 2024 President Election. The
3 Columbia University officials are removed over texts that included ‘antisemitic tropes’
Columbia University said on Monday that it has removed three administrators from their positions and will keep them on leave indefinitely after finding text messages that were exchanged during a campus discussion about Jewish life “touched on
Ghost’s ‘Rite Here Rite Now’ sets North American box office record with $5M in earnings
Ghost’s debut feature film Rite Here Rite Now has set a record at the North American box office, grossing over $5 million worldwide. Following the movie’s opening weekend, the total gross of $5.04M earned the film a
2025 Monsters of Rock Cruise lineup revealed featuring Tesla, Queensrÿche, Extreme and more
The annual Monsters of Rock Cruise (MORC) is returning for its thirteenth year, and recently revealed the 2025 band lineup on social media: “The Summer is heating up fast…. And so is the Monsters of Rock Cruise!