Pittsfield Home Explosion Cause Remains A Mystery
By Benjamin Cox on April 20, 2023 at 3:21pm
Pittsfield Fire officials are still trying to determine the cause of an explosion that injured three people last Tuesday. The Pike Press reports that initial calls came in around 8:30PM Tuesday, April 11th for what was initially perceived to be a grass fire at a residence at 528 Oklahoma Street. The resident said that the […]
Springfield PD Arrest Man For Gun, Drugs in White Oaks Mall Parking Lot Tuesday
By Benjamin Cox on April 20, 2023 at 3:12pm
The Springfield Police Department arrested a man on firearms and drugs charges after a high speed chase down Wabash Avenue on Tuesday night. According to a report from WICS Newschannel 20, Springfield Police say that at 7:38PM Tuesday, officers with the Street Crimes Unit attempted to make contact with 19-year old Kavaris A. Mooney at […]
City Reminds Residents Trash Containers Must be Put Away After Use
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 20, 2023 at 2:58pm
The City of Jacksonville is asking residents to help keep city streets clean- from garbage cans. According to a press release this from the Mayor’s Office this morning, the city is reminding residents that garbage cans are not meant to be stored on the boulevard or in front yards unless it is trash pick-up day […]
Police Investigating Weekend Residential Burglary
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 20, 2023 at 1:50pm
Jacksonville Police are requesting Information to assist in their investigation of a recent residential burglary. According to a report by Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties, sometime between 7 pm and 11 pm on Saturday, April 15th, unknown persons made entry into a residence in the 400 block of Kentucky Street in Jacksonville. […]
Healthy Communities Collaborative Job Fair Comming to MAC Thursday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2023 at 6:20pm
Job seekers in the greater Jacksonville area can meet with a variety of potential employers Thursday. The Jacksonville Memorial Hospital Healthy Communities Collaborative is hosting a Health Care Job Fair at the Mid West Athletic Center, formerly the MacMurray College gymnasium from 4 to 6 pm Thursday. Lori Hartz with the Healthy Communities Collaborative says […]
Gillespie PD Seeking Information on Rash of Suspicious Fires
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2023 at 5:38pm
A Macoupin County Police Department is asking the public for information into a recent string of suspicious fires. According to a press release from Gillespie Police Chief Jared DePoppe, his department has received multiple reports of suspicious structure fires within the City of Gillespie over the last several weeks. The Office of the Illinois State […]
JPD Investigating Truck Crash, Theft
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2023 at 4:54pm
Police are investigating a vehicle theft after responding to a call of a possible single-vehicle crash this morning. Police were called to the area of Dunlap Court and Morgan Street at approximately 1:30 Wednesday morning after a caller told dispatchers it appeared that a truck had struck a transformer and the driver was not inside […]
JPD Investigating Attempted Early Morning ATM Theft
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2023 at 4:50pm
Police responded to a business in the 1600 block of West Morton Avenue at approximately 1:30 this morning. According to the report, unknown persons tried to steal the ATM from the business. At the time of the report, police had no known suspects. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information into this incident is […]
Jacksonville Police Investigate Report of Gunshot Heard Late Tuesday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2023 at 4:46pm
Jacksonville Police are investigating a report of a possible shot-fired incident last night. Police responded to the vicinity of West Lafayette and North Pine Street at approximately 9:15 pm after a caller to West Central Joint Dispatch told dispatchers they had heard what sounded like a single shot from a high caliber handgun near Pine […]
Two Injured in Two Vehicle Crash Tuesday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2023 at 4:43pm
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Jacksonville’s west end Tuesday afternoon. Jacksonville Police and LifeStar EMS responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Mound Road and Westgate Avenue just after 2:00 pm. According to an accident report, a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Romerakis J. Jackson of Jacksonville […]