Armed Robbery Leads to Nearly Four Hour Stand Off with Police in Jacksonville Monday
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 7, 2023 at 5:22pm
More information has been released on the armed robbery that led to an hours-long standoff with police in Jacksonville on Monday. At approximately 10:15 am, officers from the Jacksonville Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery at Dunlap Beverages in the 200 block of Dunlap Court. According to an update by the […]
Porton of West College Avenue Shut Down due to Reported Standoff with Robbery Suspect
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 7, 2023 at 1:07pm
Multiple officers from area law enforcement are currently engaged in a standoff with the suspect of an alleged robbery this morning in Jacksonville. According to scanner traffic at approximately 10:15 am, police and EMS responded to Dunlap Court Beverages located at 233 Dunlap Court for a report of a robbery or attempted robbery with one […]
Pike County Joining List of Counties Installing License Plate Reader Cameras
By Benjamin Cox on August 7, 2023 at 8:23am
A West Central Illinois county is jumping in on a new piece of technology used by law enforcement. WGEM in Quincy says that Pike County is installing license plate readers, known as Flock cameras, throughout the county. The first cameras have been installed around Pittsfield, according to the report Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood told […]
Decatur Man Arrested After Carjacking; Chase Into Springfield’s West End
By Benjamin Cox on August 5, 2023 at 9:20am
A Decatur man has been arrested on multiple charges after an alleged carjacking and chase with police into Springfield’s west end. WICS Newschannel 20 reports that the Springfield Police Department received a report from Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputies at 12:56 p.m. that a white truck reported to have been stolen in a vehicular hijacking incident […]
Cell Tower Approved, Temporary Clerk Appointed in Village
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 4, 2023 at 5:17pm
The Village of South Jacksonville will have a new cell phone tower in the near future, and as of last night, a new Village Clerk- albeit a temporary one. The Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved ratification of a zoning and special use request for AT&T contractors to erect a 195-foot tall cellular tower at […]
Portions of Harts Prairie Rd. to Close Tues
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 4, 2023 at 2:24pm
The Morgan County Highway Department has announced that on Tuesday, Aug. 8th at 8 a.m. the Highway Department will be closing Harts Prairie Road at 1 mile South of Highway 104. The road is scheduled to be reopened on or before noon on the 9th.
Be Aware Wellness Fair and Back to School Bash Moving to Separate Indoor Locations Due to Weather
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 4, 2023 at 11:46am
A popular downtown event this weekend is moving off the plaza. The Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce, Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, and Mia Ware Foundation announced this morning the Be Aware Wellness Fair scheduled for tomorrow has been moved to the Morgan County Health Department due to the rain forecast. The free event will still run […]
Irwin To Present Sangamon Songs State Play in Petersburg This Weekend
By Benjamin Cox on August 4, 2023 at 11:43am
Audiences in Petersburg will get a special musical theater performance of a play about local events from the late 19th Century. Local Folk singer-songwriter Tom Irwin produced an album of songs in 2012 after he discovered a diary written in 1893 of a teenager who previously lived in his family’s farmhouse in rural Pleasant Plains. […]
Local Hospital System Is Recommended to Pull Donations, In-Kind Support from Local Crisis Pregnancy Centers Amid New State Law, Enhanced Scrutiny
By Benjamin Cox on August 4, 2023 at 5:14am
Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed a law allowing the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to investigate crisis pregnancy centers for consumer fraud for allegedly interfering with access to abortion and emergency contraception. SB1909 adds crisis pregnancy centers to the state’s Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act. The law says that crisis pregnancy centers are not […]
Contracted State Worker Arrested For Custodial Sexual Misconduct
By Benjamin Cox on August 4, 2023 at 4:38am
The Illinois State Police’s Division of Internal Investigation has announced the arrest of a state contracted worker for custodial sexual misconduct. ISP’s DII arrested 66-year old James Dawson of Hillsboro on Tuesday for custodial sexual misconduct, a Class 3 felony, and Class 4 felony criminal sexual abuse. On July 13th, 2022 DII says they initiated […]