Pritzker debt-reduction approved as watchdog praises plan March 24, 2022 5:59 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A respected tax and budget watchdog on Thursday praised Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal for…
18-year-old and 19-year-old arrested in Carbondale shooting March 24, 2022 10:44 am| CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting earlier this week…
Former State Rep. sentenced to 6 months for tax fraud March 24, 2022 7:54 am| CHICAGO, Ill. (WJPF) – Former Illinois State Representative Eddie Acevedo has been sentenced to six months in…
Jackson County Health Dept. reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, community transmission rate now “low” March 24, 2022 6:29 am| JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – The Jackson County Health Department says three people died there of COVID-19…
Human remains found near I-57 in Jefferson County March 24, 2022 6:26 am| MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – An investigation has started after human remains were found near Mt. Vernon.…
Illinois House approves partial payment of unemployment debt March 24, 2022 6:00 am| By GREG BISHOP for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The Illinois House has approved…
Lawmakers and unions want answers on inmate movement in downstate prisons March 24, 2022 5:54 am| By KEVIN BESSLER for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The movement of inmates at…
Amount of unemployment fraud not revealed as lawmakers evaluate paying debt March 23, 2022 7:26 am| By GREG BISHOP for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — As state lawmakers contemplate how…
Illinois Prisoner Review Board members with high leniency rates not recommended for approval March 23, 2022 5:56 am| By GREG BISHOP for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois Prisoner Review Board members…
Illinois Democrats’ plan seeks to divest from Russian debt March 21, 2022 5:03 pm|By JOHN O’CONNOR for the Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and fellow Democrats…