Hammond Plans to Hold Governor To Estate Tax Promise
By Gary Scott on August 19, 2026 at 7:30pm
An area lawmaker is holding Governor JB Pritzker’s feet to the fire in his promise to act on the Family Farm Preservation Act. Representative Norinne Hammond says Pritzker told a gathering of reporters at the Illinois State Fair that the act is on his agenda. She says he also pledged his support for […]
Cherry Sentenced in Greene Court
By Gary Scott on August 19, 2026 at 7:28pm
A Greene County man has admitted to a drug charge in Greene County court. 41-year-old Christopher Cherry of Roodhouse was sentenced Tuesday to four years in the department of corrections for meth possession. It is a class 3 felony. The charge stems from his arrest after having less than five grams of […]
United Way Kick Off
By Gary Scott on August 19, 2026 at 10:16am
The 2026 Prairieland United Way campaign kicks off tomorrow at Future Champions. The theme this year is Friends United, playing off the long running comedy series “Friends.” The friends are the six co-chairwomen…Janissa Ezard, Brittany Henry, Jeni Rajaguru, Julie Finn, Lisa Watson, and Jennifer Pool. Brittany Henry says the idea came from a request by […]
Jax City Elections Filings
By Gary Scott on August 19, 2026 at 7:01am
Five aldermanic seats on the Jacksonville city council will be up for re-election next spring. The filing period starts in November. The petition circulation starts on Monday. The five seats involved in the election include two filled by mayoral appointees. They are Rob Thomas in Ward one, and Mark Sorrill in Ward 5. Sorrill filled […]
Rains and Plugged Drains
By Gary Scott on August 18, 2026 at 3:54pm
A stalled front that dumped high humidity levels and heavy rains is being blamed for a rainy first half of August. Rainfall for the month, through 18 days, now stands at just under 5 and a half inches. Normal rainfall for all of August is two inches less, at just under 3 and a half […]
Pathway Tries Glo-Bingo
By Gary Scott on August 18, 2026 at 9:21am
Pathway Services Unlimited will hold a different kind of bingo fundraiser later this month. It is GloBingo at the Jacksonville American Legion on the 28th. Pathway executive director Ryan Dowd says the event is a new experience for the agency. He’s not sure what to expect. People must be 18 and older to attend. Doors […]
District 117 Sets Up Top Administration Succession
By Benjamin Cox on August 18, 2026 at 8:04am
Jacksonville School District 117 has begun putting its next generation of leadership in place as Superintendent Steve Ptacek prepares to retire at the end of the school year. The district has moved former Jacksonville Middle School Principal Celeste Lashmett into the central office this school year, where she is working alongside Ptacek and Assistant Superintendent […]
Crimestoppers Crime of Week
By Gary Scott on August 17, 2026 at 6:49am
The Jacksonville police department is getting help from Crimestoppers regarding a vehicle vandalism incident from last week. The incident occurred between Friday last week at 1:30 PM, and Saturday morning that weekend at 8:30. Vandals used something to puncture tires on an unoccupied van in the 700 block of West College. Anyone with information about […]
New Crimestoppers Spot light
By Gary Scott on August 16, 2026 at 6:35pm
Two people are being sought with the help of Crimestoppers in Morgan, Cass, and Scott counties. 32-year-old Joshua Hudson is wanted for endangering the health of a child, failure to register as a sex offender, DUI and two counts of retail theft. He was last known to live in Bloomington. Hudson is […]
Pike County Bus Crash Victim Identified
By Gary Scott on August 14, 2026 at 5:23am
One person was killed when their vehicle struck the back end of a bus in Pike County this morning. Pike County deputies identified the victim as 16-year-old Isabella Johnson of Rockport. The accident happened about 7:45 this morning in the Pleasant Hill School District. State police say the accident occurred on US 54, west of […]
