Barge recovery efforts continue July 5, 2019 5:44 am|Recovery efforts on six barges that were sucked into the Len Small Levee breach in Alexander County continue.…
Overpass dedicated, renamed July 4, 2019 5:56 am|Our nation’s heroes were honored during a renaming ceremony for Crainville’s Illinois 13 overpass. The newly-named Veterans Memorial…
Pritzker seeks federal assistance July 4, 2019 5:53 am|Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is urging U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to declare a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for…
Indiana kidnapping ends in Franklin Co. July 3, 2019 7:29 am|FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – An arrest has been made in Franklin County in connection to the abduction…
Utility: Racoon to blame for Springfield power outage July 3, 2019 7:26 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Utility officials say a raccoon is to blame for a power outage that affected Illinois…
Illinois sees 8th-straight record tourism growth in 2018 July 3, 2019 7:24 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois saw an eighth-straight year of record tourism growth in 2018, attracting more than…
Hurst woman indicted for elder abuse July 2, 2019 7:26 am|Mary Clay (Courtesy: Williamson County Sheriff’s Office) MARION, IL. (WJPF) – A Hurst woman has been charged…
Illinois gambling addiction program expects enrollment surge July 1, 2019 8:42 am|CHICAGO (AP) — A confidential list of more than 13,000 people in Illinois registered in a voluntary casino…
Illinois gov signs order to protect transgender students July 1, 2019 8:39 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has created a task force to study the rights of transgender…
Suburban Chicago mayor named state law maker July 1, 2019 8:36 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two politicians with familiar names have been selected as state lawmakers. Republican leaders met…