Carrollton Man Sent To DHS Custody Over Alleged Sex Crimes
By Benjamin Cox on February 21, 2025 at 5:47am
A Carrollton man arrested in the summer of 2023 for sexual assault of a minor has been sentenced to the Illinois Department of Human Services. Online court records confirm that 56-year old Michael D. Moran was submitted for pre-admission to a DHS facility on February 10th. Moran’s sentence has been under seal by the Greene […]
Chapin Seeking a Fire Chief Again
By Benjamin Cox on February 21, 2025 at 5:46am
The Chapin Volunteer Fire Department is struggling to keep a fire chief. The Journal Courier reports that interim fire chief Mark Lovekamp resigned from the position and the department in December citing risks, lack of trust and departmental challenges. Lovekamp was appointed just a month prior to his resignation after Former Chief Scott Pahlmann resigned in […]
Federal Arrest Warrant Reveals Source of FBI Raid in Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on February 19, 2025 at 11:34am
Information has come to light on an FBI raid conducted early this morning off of South Westgate Avenue in Jacksonville. Members of an FBI swat team entered a home at 542 South Westgate Avenue and took one man into custody on a federal State of Michigan arrest warrant. According to federal charging documents, 24-year old […]
Jacksonville Consolidated Elections Mostly Non-Competitive, Early Voting Begins Thursday
By Benjamin Cox on February 19, 2025 at 9:32am
The April consolidated elections in Jacksonville appear to be mostly non-competitive, with the exception of one ward in the city. Morgan County Clerk Sherry Sills says that her office will open up for early voters starting on Thursday: “Early voting starts this Thursday, February 20th. Our normal hours are 8:30AM-4:30PM Monday through Friday. As far […]
Winchester School District Leaders Holding Town Hall Meetings to Explain Building Referendum
By Benjamin Cox on February 19, 2025 at 9:25am
Winchester School District leaders are planning two town hall meetings next week on the brink of early voting on a referendum that would allow the district to seek bonds to renovate the century-old high school building. The referendum will seek voter approval for the sale of a $12 million general obligation bond to cover the […]
IDOR Sets Morgan County Property Tax Multiplier for 2025
By Benjamin Cox on February 19, 2025 at 9:19am
The Illinois Department of Revenue has announced Morgan County’s property tax multiplier for the year. Morgan County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 0.9678. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law due to the […]
FBI Conducts SWAT Operation in Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on February 19, 2025 at 9:11am
Members of an FBI SWAT team conducted a raid early this morning on the west side of Jacksonville. Listeners to WLDS News alerted the station of a raid that occurred off of West Morton Avenue on Westgate Avenue around 6:45 this morning. A submitted video showed approximately 6 SWAT Team members entering a home after […]
LLCC-Jacksonville Hosting Workforce Institute Showcase on March 19
By Benjamin Cox on February 18, 2025 at 11:26am
Students interested in the trades will have the opportunity to ask questions and get a hands-on view of programs offered at Lincoln Land Community College in Jacksonville next month. LLCC-Jacksonville is hosting a Workforce Institute Showcase on Wednesday, March 19th from 2-7PM. From 5-7PM, the workforce programs showcase will provide a look into LLCC’s CDL […]
Morgan Co. Highway Dept. Focusing on Road Maintenance in FY25
By Benjamin Cox on February 18, 2025 at 11:21am
The Morgan County Commissioners approved documents last Monday to request bids through the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Motor Fuel Tax highway and road maintenance program. The request for bids for both the county and the road townships have been sent to IDOT by Morgan County Highway Engineer Matt Coultas. Coultas told the commissioners that the […]
Jacksonville Police Investigating Pair of Break-Ins to Vehicles
By Benjamin Cox on February 18, 2025 at 11:12am
Jacksonville Police are investigating two vehicle break-ins reported yesterday. The first report came from the 500 block of West State Street. The complainant said that sometime between 7PM on Sunday and 7AM on Monday someone entered their vehicle and removed several items. The second report came from a trailer that was broken into in the […]