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Pritzker threatens to take liquor licenses

FILE – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker listens to a question after announcing a shelter in place order to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus, during a news conference Friday, March 20, 2020, in...

Illinois starts planning for COVID-19 vaccine as cases surge

FILE – In this Sept. 21, 2020 file photo, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker lowers his head as Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike announces seven additional deaths due to COVID-19 during...

Authorities investigate fatal shooting of Black teen by cop

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police are investigating after a suburban Chicago police officer fatally shot a Black teenager who was a passenger in a vehicle that rolled in reverse toward an officer,...

Marion man hurt in Washington County crash

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — A Marion man received life-threatening injuries Tuesday night in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 64 in Washington County. It happened just after 10:00 p.m. near milepost 43. According...

One dead after head-on crash in Alexander County

ALEXANDER COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — One person is dead after a two vehicle crash in Alexander County. It happened around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday on State Route 127 just south of Elco. According to Illinois...

Chicago adds 5 states to its travel quarantine order

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago added five states to its travel quarantine order as rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to announce she’s thinking about reimposing strict guidelines on businesses that were...

SIU-SEMO game's attendance plan reduced to team families onl...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Due to a recent uptick in Covid-19 cases in the region, Saluki Athletics announced today that attendance for the football game versus SEMO on Oct. 30 will be reduced to team...

LISTEN: John A Logan's Kyle Smithpeters talks schedule relea...

John A Logan Basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters sat down with Matt Varney before practice on Wednesday to discuss how the program is dealing with COVID-19, the release of a new schedule, a familiar face...

LISTEN: Cobden's Wendell Wheeler talks Appleknocker star Noa...

Wendell Wheeler and Matt Varney talked before practice on Tuesday about Monday’s Region 5 rollback to Phase 3 in the Governor’s Restore Illinois plan and how it affects preparation for the Appleknockers’ season, as...

IHSA tables majority of winter sports decisions for October ...

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled virtual meeting on Monday, October 19, 2020, where the Board provided a timetable on winter sports decisions, and also voted...