2024 March Primary: A Capsule of the Contested Races in the Area

By Benjamin Cox on March 19, 2024 at 6:55am

Polls opened at 6 o’clock this morning throughout the state for the primary election. Compared to the 2020 primary election, this one looks to be more tailored to countywide offices rather than the national stage. Federal At the federal level, it appears that both parties are going to have a rematch of Donald Trump and […]

Illinois FFA President, Franklin Native Pushing For Line Item Increase For Ag Education

By Benjamin Cox on March 19, 2024 at 6:16am

Illinois FFA President Thaddeus Bergschneider of Franklin is making the most out of his last few months in office. Bergschneider spent Illinois Ag Legislative Day last week in Springfield lobbying General Assembly members to increase line item money for ag education. Bergschneider tells RFD Illinois that he’s seen remarkable growth in schools’ ag education and […]

Cass County Board Adopts Intercity Bus Ordinance

By Benjamin Cox on March 19, 2024 at 6:04am

The Cass County Board adopted an intercity bus ordinance at their regular meeting monthly meeting on March 11th. The ordinance was in direct response to the busing of migrants from the southern border by officials in Texas and Florida to the City of Chicago and other northern Illinois cities. The Cass County ordinance requires any […]

More Information Released About Deadly Macomb Domestic Violence Incident From Saturday

By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2024 at 8:32pm

The Illinois State Police have released more information about a deadly domestic violence incident at a Macomb apartment complex on Saturday night. The Macomb Police responded to the apartment complex, located in the 900 block of North Charles Street around 10PM Saturday. The apartment complex is about a quarter of a mile from Western Illinois […]

Virginia Mason’s Community BBQ Fundraiser on Saturday

By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2024 at 1:06pm

The Virginia Masonic Lodge is gearing up for one of the first rites of Spring in the area. The annual Virginia community barbeque returns this Saturday, March 23rd at St. Luke’s Hall, located at 170 North Main Street, from 4:30-7:30PM. The event features the mason’s lodge famous secret slow-cooked pulled pork plus all the fixins’. […]

ISP Searching For Car Involved in Wednesday Hit & Run Case in Greene County

By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2024 at 1:03pm

The Illinois State Police are still looking for a car & driver involved in a hit & run crash that sent a Greene County man to the hospital last week. The Illinois State Police report that just before 9PM on Wednesday, a 2006 Chevy Colorado driven by 19-year old Jayden Shanks of Carrollton was traveling […]

Sangamon/Menard Crime Stoppers Seeking Information on Springfield Homicide Case

By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2024 at 1:01pm

The Sangamon/Menard County Crime Stoppers are seeking information to assist the Illinois State Police in reference to a homicide investigation. On Wednesday around noon, police were called to the southbound on ramp to I-55 at Stevenson Drive in reference to a body being found by an Illinois Department of Transportation worker picking up garbage in […]

Two People Dead After Apparent Murder-Suicide at Nokomis Dollar General

By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2024 at 7:52am

Two people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide on Friday night in Nokomis. WSMI reports that Nokomis Police were called just after 10:15 Friday night after an employee discovered two shooting victims at the Dollar General Store, located at 415 North Spruce. According to scanner traffic, Hillsboro/Nokomis Ambulance, Nokomis Police, and Arch Flight responded. According […]

Macomb Police Discharge Weapon During Domestic Violence Altercation Near WIU Campus

By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2024 at 7:27am

Two people were killed approximately a quarter of a mile from the Western Illinois University campus in Macomb on Saturday night after a domestic violence incident ended with police exchanging gunfire with suspects. Just after 10PM on Saturday, according to Macomb Police, officers responded to the 900 block of North Charles for an active domestic […]

Wilson Murder Trial Set for April Despite Lingering Motion from Previous Council

By Jeremy Coumbes on March 16, 2024 at 12:37pm

A Jacksonville man facing first-degree murder charges in Morgan County is still on course to see his day in court next month. 40-year old Joshua Wilson appeared in Morgan County Court Friday morning for a status hearing. He is facing three counts of first-degree murder in the February 2021 shooting death of 26-year-old Malcolm V. […]