South Jax looks at Lead Line Replacements
By Gary Scott on January 10, 2026 at 11:13am
South Jacksonville officials are scratching their heads about what impact will lead pipe carried water supplies are going to have in the village. The village board last night discussed the possibility of floating $13-million in water and sewer revenue bonds for the project. The EPA wants lead out of the water supply line. President Dick […]
Crime of the Week
By Gary Scott on January 10, 2026 at 11:09am
Crimestoppers is seeking help from the public in an investigation of broken windows on West Walnut. It’s listed as a vandalism incident, and involves several windows on a building located in the 11-hundred block of West Walnut. The incident occurred January 4th and 5th. It happened sometime between 10 AM on the 4th to 7:45 […]
Most Wanted
By Gary Scott on January 10, 2026 at 11:07am
A Cass county man and a local man have been identified by Morgan-Cass-Scott Crimestoppers as criminals wanted by police. One man is 47-year-old Christopher Welker, whose last known address is East 11th Street in Beardstown. Welker is wanted for a single count of meth possession, and two counts of theft. Welker is described as a […]
Main Street Grant Facade Program
By Gary Scott on January 9, 2026 at 10:30am
Jacksonville Main Street is offering it’s facade grant for downtown businesses. Main Street’s board of trustees has voted to include $25-thousand in the new budget for 2026. Jacksonville Main Street director Judy Tighe says in past years, the city had helped fund the program. But, she says this one is completely funded by Main Street. […]
Ford gets 10 Years for Reckless Homicide
By Gary Scott on January 9, 2026 at 10:26am
A Madison County man has been sentenced in Macoupin County Court to prison in connection with a fatal accident last August. 45-year-old Anthony Ford of Alton was sentenced yesterday in Carlinville to 10 years in prison. It is the maximum prison sentence for the charge. He was sentenced on a class 3 felony count of […]
Attorneys File Motion to Plead Self Defense in 2024 Shooting
By Harold Smith on January 8, 2026 at 9:25am
The attorneys for a Jacksonville man charged with first degree murder would like the chance to prove that their client acted in self defense. 19 year old Larry Taylor is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 18 year old Trenton Jackson of Springfield on June 6th of 2024 in the 300 […]
IL State Fire Marshal Honors Young Winchester Hero
By Harold Smith on January 8, 2026 at 8:54am
Winchester’s youngest hero was officially honored Wednesday night. At the beginning of the Winchester City Council’s regular meeting, eleven-year-old Kylar Thompson was recognized by the Illinois State Fire Marshall’s Office for his actions in saving his 13 year old brother, four year old sister and himself when their house caught fire last December 14th. McKenzie […]
John Wood Selects New President
By Benjamin Cox on January 7, 2026 at 2:36pm
The John Wood Community College Board of Trustees unanimously approved Dr. Aron Potter as the College’s eighth president during a special meeting Tuesday. Potter will begin her new role on March 2, succeeding interim president Josh Welker. Board Chair Bob Rhea says Potter stood out during a national search that included campus and community input, […]
Champaign man involved in high speed chases in September found unfit for trial
By Benjamin Cox on January 7, 2026 at 11:15am
A Champaign man involved in two separate high-speed chases involving stolen vehicles in Scott and Greene counties in September has been found unfit to stand trial. Erick O. Johnson, Jr., 25, of Champaign, was found unfit for trial in Scott County Circuit Court on December 29 and ordered to treatment after a court-ordered mental health […]
Another former WICC inmate sentenced to additional prison time after altercation with IDOC employee
By Benjamin Cox on January 7, 2026 at 10:19am
Another former inmate at the Western Illinois Correctional Center has been sentenced to additional prison time. Jaymar Q. McGrone, 27, pleaded guilty on December 15, 2025 to aggravated battery in a public place, a Class Three felony, in Brown County Circuit Court. The plea was entered before Judge Jerry Hooker. McGrone admitted to beating an […]