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Carbondale man sentenced for firing gun inside Carbondale Po...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — A Carbondale man will spend the next 15 years behind bars for firing a gun at police. Eric Brown, 37, pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm. Prosecutors say...

Democrats propose ethics reforms without singling out Madiga...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Amid continuing questions about House Speaker Michael Madigan’s role in the ComEd patronage and bribery scandal, some Illinois statehouse Democrats have put forward nine measures they said will change a...

Metro East dentist who committed fraud, sentenced to 366 day...

BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A Missouri man who practiced dentistry in the metro east has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for fraud despite a probation recommendation by federal prosecutors...

Cook County prosecutors announce charges in week's looting

CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County’s state’s attorney’s office says 42 people have been charged with felonies in connection with the looting of stores along the city’s premier retail street that occurred earlier this week....

Longtime Illinois state senator hit with federal tax charge

FILE – In this May, 8, 2013 file photo, Illinois Sen. Terry Link, D-Vernon Hills, speaks at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File) CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois state Sen. Terry Link...

Carterville man charged with involuntary manslaughter

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — A Carterville man has been charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and multiple counts of Aggravated Battery. Prosecutors say 44-year-old Joshua Kern’s reckless behavior resulted in the death of 49-year-old Budgy Miller...

Missouri Valley Conference updates Fall Sports, SIU coaches ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Based on continuing uncertainty around the ability to play full-season league schedules safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the lack of a fall NCAA championship opportunity, the Missouri Valley Conference...

Why Would You Go Anywhere Else Logo Tournament sponsored by ...

For the week of August 17-21, the 103.5 ESPN Facebook page will be hosting our inaugural Why Would You Go Anywhere Else Logo Tournament, sponsored by John A. Logan College. 32 Southern Illinois high...

South Seven Conference Golf Preview postponed, Mt. Carmel In...

Thursday was meant to be the day area golf teams tee off and get high school athletics back for the first time in five months. At least one golf event has been postponed however. ...

LISTEN: Carbondale Basketball's Jim Miller talks IHSA's modi...

Photo taken by Paul Brinker Carbondale basketball coach Jim Miller joins Matt Varney to discuss the IHSA’s modified schedule and how it affects basketball – namely in the fact that no in-season tournaments will...