Amtrak resumes pre-pandemic passenger rail schedule Monday July 19, 2021 6:56 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Amtrak rail passenger service, significantly reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume full service…
Skeletal remains found in Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge July 19, 2021 5:57 am| MARION, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in southern Illinois were investigating after skeletal remains were found at a…
Woodlawn woman killed when floodwater carries vehicle off road July 19, 2021 5:55 am| JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — A Woodlawn woman was killed when her car was swept off the…
Lawyer: Iowa man in Chicago to propose, not criminal conduct July 15, 2021 9:42 am|CHICAGO (AP) — A lawyer for an Iowa man arrested in Chicago for having guns and ammunition in…
Mounds Head Start to temporarily close after positive COVID-19 test July 15, 2021 8:40 am| MOUNDS, Ill. (WJPF) — The Head Start Early Learning Center in Mounds will close for the next…
Former farm group treasurer facing fraud charges July 15, 2021 8:38 am| PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) — The former treasurer of the Perry County Agricultural Society has been indicted on…
Jefferson County kidnapping suspect now in custody July 15, 2021 8:36 am| JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A man wanted by police in Jefferson County on kidnapping charges is…
New law raises the penalty for wage theft July 14, 2021 10:32 am| SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill into law that increases the penalty…
State’s apprenticeship program expands July 14, 2021 10:16 am| SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has announced an $8 million…
Cook County man wanted on kidnapping charges in Jefferson County July 14, 2021 8:32 am| JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Police in Jefferson County are searching for a man wanted on kidnapping…