Newsradio WJPF interview with Matthew Hickam | July 30, 2025
Regional Office of Education #30 Superintendent Matthew Hickam joins The Morning Newswatch.
Narcotics, weapons seized in Williamson County raid
COLP, Ill. (WJPF) – Cocaine, guns, and cash were among the items seized when police raided a home in Colp Wednesday. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says Jacob Gottberg was arrested after the early morning searched of
IL manufacturing leader: EU trade deal has benefits
By JIM TALAMONTI Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill (IRN) — An industry advocate says Illinois manufacturers could benefit from a new U.S. trade agreement with the European Union, even though the deal includes tariffs. President Donald Trump
State leaders seek more transparency from insurance companies
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias speaks at an event in Springfield in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is calling
Herman’s Music Minute for July 31st
On this day in music history… In 1980, the Eagles played a concert in Long Beach, California. The show was a fundraiser for Sen. Alan Cranston’s re-election campaign. Glenn Frey and Don Felder were at each other’s
2 children among three killed in Nebraska biofuels plant explosion
Officials confirmed on Wednesday that three people, a man and two children, were killed in after a catastrophic explosion at a Nebraska biofuels plant. Fremont fire crews responded to calls of the explosion, which occurred midday Tuesday
Federal Reserve to hold benchmark interest rates steady despite pressure from White House
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it’s keeping its benchmark interest rate steady, citing elevated uncertainty over the nation’s economic outlook. The announcement comes just days after President Trump made a visit to the central bank,
Halestorm drops video for “Darkness Always Wins”
Halestorm has shared the video for “Darkness Always Wins,” the lead single off the band’s upcoming album, Everest – the follow-up to 2022’s Back from the Dead. Halestorm’s vocalist/guitarist Lzzy Hale previously shared of the song: “‘Darkness Always
Jack White shares video for ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes’ starring John C Reilly
Jack White surprised fans with the release of a music video for his latest single ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes’, starring actor John C Reilly. The single, taken from White’s most recent album No Name, recently ascended to No.