License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concerns
FILE – In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, then-Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD,
Former Transportation Secretary urges state taxpayer funding for Chicago transit
By JIM TALAMONTI Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO, Ill. (IRN) — A former U.S. transportation secretary says Downstate Illinois residents should help fund Chicago transit, but a Metro East lawmaker disagrees. The Illinois General Assembly is expected to
Protester pepper-sprayed by passing motorist
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – An 78-year-old man is facing battery and assault charges for allegedly attacking protesters in Carbondale. According to Carbondale Police, Douglas Wells swerved towards the crowd that had gathered Sunday afternoon in the 100
Guns, cannabis seized during traffic stop
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Two guns and cannabis were seized during a traffic stop in Carbondale. Carbondale Police say officers pulled over the vehicle late Saturday night in the 500 block of West Freeman Street. During the
Meth, weapon found during Jefferson County traffic stop
Lerone McWilliams MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – A Jefferson County man is facing charges after police found methamphetamine in his vehicle during a traffic stop. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Lerone McWilliams was pulled over
Herman’s Music Minute for August 26th
On this day in music history… In 1976, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. Tyler has since said that photographer Annie Leibovitz promised to get drugs for him in exchange for his
Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to 4 felony charges stemming from alleged assault on officers in LA
Lil Nas X – real name is Montero Lamar Hill was freed on $75,000 bond after pleading not guilty to four felony charges stemming from an incident in Los Angeles last week, in which he allegedly attacked
Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody at immigration check-in
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Baltimore resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year, was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Monday, days after his release from criminal custody. ICE officers refused to
Eddie Vedder, Green Day, Hozier to headline Ohana Festival 2025
Eddie Vedder’s annual Ohana Festival will take place on Sept. 26-28, 2025 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Calif. Vedder will headline one of the nights with his Eddie Vedder + Earthlings project, with an all-star
Billy Joel releases 100-song digital compilation as companion to documentary, ‘And So It Goes’
Following the premiere of the second part of the new two-part HBO Max Billy Joel documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, a massive digital-only companion album, also titled Billy Joel: And So It Goes has been