Flock Cameras
By Gary Scott on August 1, 2026 at 10:08pm
Jacksonville police chief Doug Thompson says cameras with license plate readers in Jacksonville are looking only at the plates. The cameras are called flock cameras. Thompson says statements on social media and from a visitor to the Jacksonville city council meeting Monday night are trying to make a case that the cameras are taking motorists’ […]
Greenview man identified in fatal Menard County crash
By Benjamin Cox on August 1, 2026 at 5:12pm
A Greenview man has been identified as the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash Friday morning in rural Menard County. According to the Menard County Sheriff’s Office, 911 dispatchers received a report of the crash shortly after 5 a.m. Friday near the intersection of Altig Bridge Avenue and Duncan Avenue. A sheriff’s deputy arrived before […]
State School Cell Phone Ban
By Gary Scott on July 31, 2026 at 6:59am
The cell phone ban in schools is now state law. Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill that establishes the statewide cell phone ban Tuesday. The Jacksonville school district 117 board of education, and other school boards in the area passed their own cell phone bans earlier this year. The law requires school districts to adopt […]
Antiques Stolen in Crimestoppers Crime Spotlight
By Gary Scott on July 31, 2026 at 6:12am
Crimestoppers is lending a helping hand to Jacksonville police in connection with a recent burglary investigation. The break in occurred earlier this week on Mathers Street. Police say it happened in the 10-hundred block of Mathers sometime between 5 PM Sunday and Tuesday evening. Police say a garage was broken into, and two antique irons […]
Sunday Record High Humiture?
By Gary Scott on July 30, 2026 at 11:25am
Illinois’ top climatologist says it’s hard to say Sunday’s temperatures coupled with humidity were at record high levels, but he says that doesn’t make them less dangerous. The combination of mid 90s readings, high humidity levels, and dew points exceeding 80 pushed the feels like readings in west central Illinois to above 120. Trent Ford […]
Nichols Park Playground Grant
By Gary Scott on July 30, 2026 at 10:47am
The chair of the Jacksonville city council’s parks and lakes committee says the council must act quickly to get a grant for new playground equipment. The equipment would go to Nichols Park. Alderwoman Lori Large Oldenettal received a consensus opinion from the city council Monday night that aldermen and women want the money spent at […]
Bluejay Junction Temporarily to stop Fuel Sales next week
By Gary Scott on July 30, 2026 at 9:59am
A popular stop for Scott County residents headed to the Illinois River will shut down fuel operations through next month. The Bluffs Bluejay Junction fuel services will be interrupted starting Monday, and continuing through the end of the month. Store manager Doug Hart says the state is requiring older, underground tanks and fuel lines be […]
State Fair Flash Sale
By Gary Scott on July 30, 2026 at 9:30am
Illinois State Fair officials have announced plans for a limited time flash sale for daily admission tickets. Director Rebecca Clark says the tickets will be sold Saturday through the day before the fair opens. The fair opens August 13th. Tickets will be sold at $5 per ticket. They are normally $10 for adults. The tickets […]
Two Get Prison Terms in Morgan Court
By Gary Scott on July 29, 2026 at 10:23am
Two lengthy prison sentences were handed down in Morgan County court yesterday. 49-year-old Steven Calvin, listed as homeless, was given 4 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to retail theft. Calvin has been in and out of police custody over the past two months, and has been arrested several times for shoplifting. Calvin was […]
New Feel for High School FB
By Gary Scott on July 29, 2026 at 6:42am
It is a different feel this off season for Illinois High School football teams. The season starts a week early…the weekend of August 21st, to allow for more teams to make it into the playoffs. That means practice for most teams will start next Monday. Jacksonville High School football coach Mark Grounds has tried to […]
