Ohio River bridge to remain closed another 5 months June 6, 2019 8:16 am|FILE: Brookpork Bridge (Courtesy: cmh2315fl/flikr) PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — An Ohio River bridge connecting Kentucky and Illinois…
Free-speech group sues University of Illinois over policies June 6, 2019 7:29 am|URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois has become the target of lawsuit claiming the school has…
Pritzker to sign Illinois budget, income tax measure June 5, 2019 11:25 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to sign the state budget and legislation related to enacting…
Jackson County man sentenced for Aggravated Battery June 5, 2019 9:16 am|MURPHYSBORO, IL. (WJPF) – A Jackson County man has been sentenced to 3 years behind bars after violating…
Man convicted of threatening school shooting given probation, credit for time served June 5, 2019 8:32 am|MARION, IL. (WJPF) – A Marion man convicted on charges related to threats he made to commit a…
Jury expected next week in Chinese scholar’s slaying trial June 5, 2019 8:27 am|CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge overseeing the death-penalty trial of an ex-University of Illinois student charged with…
Illinois, Lake County sue silicone plant after fatal blast June 5, 2019 8:20 am|WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois and Lake County are suing the owner of a Chicago-area silicone factory that…
Climate experts: Illinois records 3rd-wettest May on record June 5, 2019 7:47 am|CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — State climate experts say Illinois had the third wettest May on record and it…
Pritzker activates additional guardsmen to battle floods June 5, 2019 7:35 am|FILE: Fields of corn covered by flooding waters of the Mississippi River (Courtesy: Robert Kaufmann/FEMA) GRAFTON, Ill.…
Siren testing postponed in flood-stricken areas June 4, 2019 8:39 am|UNION COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – Flooding has led officials to declare a state of emergency in Union County.…