Lake Jacksonville Leases Due This Week
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 26, 2025 at 9:20am
The Jacksonville Parks and Lakes Department is reminding campers that time is running out for the 2025 season. Jacksonville Lakes Superintendent Brett Gilbreth says seasonal public campers that there are only a few days left to renew their leases. Gilbreth says there will not be an extension on any leases. Public campers must have their […]
NASCAR Champ Wins at Jacksonville Speedway Friday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 26, 2025 at 9:03am
The following story was provided and authored by Alex Nieten, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR. WLDS News’s own Gary Scott speaks with Jacksonville Speedway Promoter Ken Dobson later this morning. Look for that interview soon in the WLDS.com broadcast archive. JACKSONVILLE, IL (April 25, 2025) – Last year Kyle Larson was forced to settle […]
Limited Edition Beer Celebrates 200 Years of Jacksonville
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 25, 2025 at 2:52pm
Attendees of local Jacksonville events this summer can try a taste of a new craft beer that is 200 years in the making. In a surprise announcement this morning, Jacksonville Main Street unveiled Celebrating 200, a Jacksonville Bicentennial Beer, which will be served during a number of local events. Main Street Event Coordinator, Melissa Hebron, […]
Thompson Says Help for His Department is on the Way
By Gary Scott on April 25, 2025 at 7:00am
The Jacksonville police department could use a few more good men and women. Jacksonville police chief Doug Thompson is 6 months into his appointment as the leader of city police. Thompson says the department has been working short staffed. He says the Illinois State police have been active in the recruitment of officers in the […]
Ptacek Explains Premium Real Estate Price for Murrayville-Woodson site
By Benjamin Cox on April 24, 2025 at 5:03am
Some area residents have raised concerns that Jacksonville School District 117 paid too much for an 8-acre plot of land that will be the eventual site of the new Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School. The site near the intersection of the Woodson-Winchester Road and Water Tower Road sits less than a quarter of a mile from Illinois-267 […]
Gov Pritzker Visits Dowtown Jacksonville to Make Announcement on RISE Grant Program
By Seth Gabriel on April 22, 2025 at 5:37pm
Gov JB Pritzker made an appearance in downtown Jacksonville on Tuesday to make a special announcement. Pritzker made the official announcement that the city of Jacksonville has been selected as the recipient of $2 million dollars through the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Rise Grant program, also known as the RISE grant. The RISE grant is […]
Winchester Man charged in Carrollton throat slashing incident in June 2024 sentenced to prison
By Benjamin Cox on April 22, 2025 at 4:24pm
A Winchester man who is said to have slashed the throat of a Carrollton resident during a domestic disturbance last summer was sentenced to prison in Greene County Circuit Court today. 27-year-old Austin Williams of Winchester pleaded guilty to Aggravated Battery, a Class 3 Felony, stemming from an incident that occurred on June 3 of […]
Student arrested in Franklin for threatening a school shooting
By Benjamin Cox on April 22, 2025 at 4:15pm
The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office has announced a student at Franklin schools has been arrested for threatening a school shooting. According to a press release, at 10PM on Monday, April 21, Morgan County Sheriff’s deputies took a complaint from Franklin Schools superintendent Jeff Waggener. Waggener told deputies that a student had threatened to shoot up […]
Crisis Center Foundation Raises Awareness of Child Abuse Awareness Month
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2025 at 4:42pm
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and a Jacksonville area foundation is working to spread the word and raise awareness. The Crisis Center Foundation in Jacksonville continues to promote Child Abuse Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect, emphasizing the importance of families and communities working together to prevent it. […]
JPD Investigating Car Vandalism, Container Break-In and Hit & Run
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2025 at 9:31am
Jacksonville Police are investigating multiple incidents that occurred in the city since Thursday. Jacksonville Police are investigating a report of someone vandalizing a vehicle early this morning. Police were called to Gardendale Drive at approximately 3:00 this morning after a complainant reported that someone had just busted out his windshield. No further information was provided […]