Davidsmeyer Bullying Bill Moving Through IL House
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2025 at 6:57am
100th District State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer says that the discussions around bullying need to be age appropriate in Illinois schools. House Bill 1411 seeks to amend the Illinois School Code to establish a clearer definition of what constitutes a policy on bullying. Specifically, it emphasizes that such policies need to be age and developmentally appropriate, […]
JSD117 Officials Take Interest in South Jacksonville’s Annual TIF District Public Hearing
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2025 at 6:37am
The Village of South Jacksonville Board of Trustees heard the annual report on the village’s TIF District on March 6. Nic Nelson, of Jacob & Klein Ltd. Of Bloomington, provided the trustees with a rundown of the performance of the village’s TIF District the previous two years. The South Jacksonville TIF was created in 2001 […]
Concord Home Gutted By Fire on Monday Morning
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2025 at 6:21am
Fire destroyed a home in Concord early Monday morning. The Arenzville Fire Department responded to a house fire at 102 Brockhouse Road at approximately 6:30AM Monday. Arenzville Fire Chief Chris Privia says when initial crews arrived they verified that the home was unoccupied before they started an initial attack on the single-story home: “There was […]
Indivisible Jacksonville Chapter Hosting Open Chair Town Hall, Criticizing Miller’s Lack of Availability; Trump Admin. Cuts
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2025 at 6:10am
A local chapter of a national movement protesting the cuts of the Trump Administration are hosting an open chair town hall meeting in Jacksonville this coming weekend. Indivisible Jacksonville formed in January and was founded by Devon Bryson. Bryson told the Journal Courier in January that it was way for those worried about the impact […]
Local Government Information Services Lawsuit Settles Out of Court
By Benjamin Cox on March 18, 2025 at 6:06am
A publishing company sued by the state for improperly publicizing personal dates of birth and home addresses for hundreds of thousands of voters has settled the case without admitting criminal wrongdoing. WBEZ reports that Local Government Information Services, Inc., a Lake Forest-based operator of dozens of online news outlets accused of using pink slime journalism […]
Former Teacher, Music Director Sentenced To Six Decades In Prison For Crimes Against Children
By Benjamin Cox on March 17, 2025 at 1:50pm
A Petersburg man who formerly taught in Jacksonville was sentenced on Thursday in Springfield federal court to 60 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release for numerous crimes against children. 32-year old Adam L. Power received the sentence from Magistrate Judge Colleen Lawless after a nearly 4-month delay. Power pleaded guilty to […]
Woman Injured After Being Struck on Bicycle At Night on West Morton Avenue
By Benjamin Cox on March 17, 2025 at 1:18pm
One person was taken to the hospital after they were struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in the middle of the night. Jacksonville Police responded to a bicycle rider being struck by a vehicle in the 1900 block of West Morton Avenue shortly after midnight on Sunday. A bicycle being ridden by 55-year […]
Multiple Homes Destroyed in Meredosia, High Winds Kept Area Fire Departments on the Move Friday
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 16, 2025 at 12:47pm
High winds led to several fires in the WLDS/WEAI listening area on Friday, including one in Meredosia that destroyed the back half of Shady Acres Mobile Home Park. Meredosia and Arenzville Fire Departments were called to the park just before 4:00 pm Friday for a call of an abandoned trailer that was on fire. Officials […]
JPD Investigating Pair of Friday Burglaries
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 15, 2025 at 4:07pm
Jacksonville Police are investigating a burglary incident at a downtown business early Friday morning. Officers were called to Mulligan’s restaurant located at 7 Central Park Plaza at approximately 4:45 am Friday for a report of a break in. According to a Jacksonville Police report, an unknown person forced entry into the building and removed approximately […]
Over 150 lbs of THC Products Seized in Versailles Warrant Arrest
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 15, 2025 at 4:01pm
A Brown County man is behind bars on drug charges following a joint effort involving the West Central Illinois Task Force earlier this week. According to a release by the Brown County Sheriff’s Department this morning, on Tuesday, Sheriff’s Deputies, in conjunction with task force members, executed a search warrant at a residence located at […]