Roodhouse Woman Killed in Springfield Accident
By Gary Scott on June 4, 2026 at 6:57pm
A Greene County woman was killed in a two vehicle accident in Springfield this afternoon at South 7th and East Laurel Drive. Sangamon County coroner Jim Allmon says the 69-year-old woman from Roodhouse was pronounced dead at HSHS St John’s about 2:45 in the emergency room shortly after she arrived. The identity is […]
Device Found Harmless near Jax Railroad Tracks
By Gary Scott on June 4, 2026 at 6:55pm
A suspicious device turned out to be a component on the railroad tracks at the North Westgate overpass about 3:30 this afternoon. Jacksonville police responded after it was originally called in a suspicious device on the tracks. The area was temporarily shut down, and evacuated until railroad officials were called. It was […]
South Jax May Buy Fire Truck
By Gary Scott on June 3, 2026 at 7:57pm
The South Jacksonville board will be asked to buy a ladder truck for the fire department tonight. The board will consider the purchase for $200-thousand. It is the 2002 Pierce 100 foot ladder truck declared surplus by the Jacksonville city council Monday night. The city recently took delivery of a new aerial fire truck, that […]
North Main Fire-Updated
By Gary Scott on June 3, 2026 at 11:56am
A homeless man was arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed a house on North Main yesterday morning. Firemen responded to the fire at 731 North Main. The house is owned by Morgan County Housing Authority. The house is abandoned, and there are plans to raze it and replace it with apartments for the […]
Homefield Energy Summer rates higher than Ameren, but in the long term????
By Gary Scott on June 2, 2026 at 10:05am
The Jacksonville city clerk’s office says Ameren has announced a summer electricity supply rate lower than what some in Jacksonville signed onto through the city’s electrical aggregation program. The rate through Ameren is a little more than 11-cents per kilowatt hours, lower than the city’s Homefield Energy rate of just over 13-cents. City clerk Angela […]
New downtown Mural
By Gary Scott on June 2, 2026 at 10:02am
Jacksonville Main Street director Judy Tighe says downtown’s newest mural is being prepared off site. Main Street has hired Carl Scott Lindley to paint an underground railroad mural that will be on the wall on West Street across from the Morgan Courthouse. Tighe says Lindley has made remarkable progress. She says he is more than […]
Motorcycle-Car Mishap Claims Life at west edge of Springfield
By Gary Scott on April 8, 2026 at 6:43am
A Springfield man is dead as a result of a motorcycle car accident at the west edge of Springfield Monday. Sangamon County coroner Jim Allmon today confirmed the death of a 58-year-old man. He died when his motorcycle collided with a car on Wabash Avenue. Allmon says the motorcycle driver was taken to Springfield Memorial […]
Local families relying on certain social services programs to feel Federal funding freeze
By Benjamin Cox on January 6, 2026 at 10:24pm
Illinois families who rely on child care and social services could soon face serious disruptions after the Trump administration announced a freeze on billions of dollars in federal funding on Tuesday. Federal officials confirmed late Tuesday a pause on funding tied to three major programs: the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Temporary Assistance for […]
Pike County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Sextortion Threat
By Harold Smith on December 9, 2025 at 9:37am
An area law enforcement agency has issued a warning about a rising threat to children and teenagers. It’s called sextortion, and Pike County Chief Deputy Sheriff Zack Orr is urging parents, guardians and educators to take steps to protect children from a rising wave of online sextortion cases impacting minors across the country. Orr says […]
Homelessness Takes Center Stage for the Council
By Gary Scott on November 13, 2025 at 6:26am
The Jacksonville city council last night wrestled with the elephant that is in the big room of the city..homlessness. A packed commission room greeted 9 of the 10 aldermen as the council heard from several people. The list included Jada Lutzke, who is trying to organize a low barrier shelter in the city to be […]