Becker Running for Morgan Co Board
By Gary Scott on February 11, 2026 at 10:20am
One of the republican candidates for the Morgan County board of commissioners hopes to be voice for the smaller communities in the county. Vikki Becker is one of two candidates on the GOP ticket for a seat on the board. The other is Greg Hacker. Both are vying for the seat now held by Dr […]
Hacker Running for Morgan Co Board
By Gary Scott on February 11, 2026 at 10:09am
A retired officer from the Illinois State Police is one of two candidates running on the republican ticket for the Morgan County board. Greg Hacker and Vikki Becker are running on the republican ticket. Michael Woods is the lone democrat candidate. He was appointed to the board, after the retirement of Brad Zeller. Greg Hacker […]
342 West State Demo
By Gary Scott on February 11, 2026 at 6:37am
The Cherry Apartment building at 342 West State will sit as a shell until the city can get clearance to have it torn down. Outgoing Jacksonville city attorney Dan Beard says the building is owned by an out of state corporation from Colorado. Beard says the city is now going through the legal steps to […]
Springfield Man Sentenced for Prison Murder
By Benjamin Cox on February 11, 2026 at 6:31am
A Springfield man already serving decades in prison for murder has been sentenced to additional time for killing his cellmate at Pinckneyville Prison. Thirty-eight-year-old Daniel Mueller, formerly of Springfield, was sentenced January 8 in Perry County Circuit Court to 18 additional years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the 2018 strangulation death of his […]
Cass County man Federally Arraigned for Drugs and Guns
By Benjamin Cox on February 11, 2026 at 6:28am
A Beardstown man’s Morgan County drug and weapons charges have been dismissed after a federal indictment was handed down in the same case. Forty-one-year-old Bruce Hacker was arrested December 27th following a late-night traffic stop and brief pursuit near Woods Lane and East Morton Avenue. Morgan County deputies say the driver threw a handgun and […]
Lone Democrat Drops Out of Sangamon Co Sheriff’s Race
By Harold Smith on February 10, 2026 at 9:51am
The only Democratic candidate for Sangamon County Sheriff on the March primary ballot has announced he’s getting out of the race. In a Facebook post Monday, former Illinois State Police Master Sergeant Marc Bell said that after much conversation and consideration, he was withdrawing his candidacy for Sangamon County Sheriff. In his statement, Bell said […]
Motion Hearing Held for Man Accused in 2024 Shooting Death
By Harold Smith on February 10, 2026 at 9:19am
A Jacksonville man accused in the 2024 death of a Springfield man was in Morgan County court Monday. 19 year old Larry Taylor allegedly shot and killed 18 year old Trenton Jackson June 6th of 2024 in the 300 block of West College. In a motion hearing Monday, Taylor’s attorneys argued there were certain criminal […]
Leonard Named Leader for LDS
By Gary Scott on February 10, 2026 at 6:50am
A Jacksonville man has been appointed to a leadership position for the Springfield Illinois Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bryan Leonard has been named new stake president. He will be assisted by Fiore Belmonte the third of Auburn, and Travest Woodbury of Decatur. The stake president provides ecclesiastical leadership […]
Santos Gets 3 years in Cass Court
By Benjamin Cox on February 10, 2026 at 6:48am
A Beardstown man has been sentenced to prison following a guilty plea in an aggravated battery case today in Cass County court. Court records show 29-year-old Francisco Reyes-Santos of Beardstown was sentenced yesterday to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. He was given credit for 78 days already served in the Schuyler County […]
Electric Bike Ordinance in Jax
By Gary Scott on February 10, 2026 at 6:33am
The Jacksonville city council has approved a new ordinance that regulates low speed electric bikes. Police chief Doug Thomspon says the ordinance will allow officers to write citations for violations of laws already in place, such as disobeying stop signs and riding on sidewalks. The council approved a tax increment financing grant of no more […]
