35th Annual Springfield First Night Tickets Available
By Benjamin Cox on December 30, 2022 at 3:16pm
Springfield will celebrate the arts to kick off the new year once again. The 35th annual First Night Springfield is a family-friendly celebration of the arts at several locations on Saturday, December 31st. Tickets to the event are $5 for youth and $20 for adults for evening entertainment at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. […]
‘Nothing Definitive’ Turned Up in Cadaver Dog Search At former Springfield Goodwill Fire Site
By Benjamin Cox on December 30, 2022 at 3:10pm
No human remains were found yesterday as fire officials combed the remains at the former Land of Lincoln Goodwill building in Springfield. The site was the location of the largest fire in Springfield in over 40 years, and firefighters were worried there were remains of homeless people squatting in the building left inside after it […]
Calhoun & Pike Authorities Arrest Two in Pleasant Hill on Drugs, Weapons Charges
By Benjamin Cox on December 30, 2022 at 3:01pm
A joint criminal investigation by authorities in Pike and Calhoun counties yielded the arrest of two individuals on Tuesday. According to a press release from the Pike County Sheriff’s office, on Tuesday, he Pleasant Hill Police Department, Pike County Sheriff’s Department, and Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office conducted a criminal investigation in Pleasant Hill. As law […]
Noll Named 2023 President of Illinois State’s Attorneys Association
By Benjamin Cox on December 30, 2022 at 11:13am
Morgan County State’s Attorney Gray Noll will have an additional post in the upcoming year. Noll says his colleagues in the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association have named him the president of the association for the upcoming year: “It’s definitely an honor. The Illinois State’s Attorneys Association Conference was held two weeks ago in Oak Brook, […]
New Waste Removal Contract Goes into Effect Monday in Jacksonville
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 30, 2022 at 9:48am
The new waste removal service contract between GFL and the City of Jacksonville goes into effect on Monday, and officials are updating the public on some frequently asked questions as of late. GFL Environmental has already begun distributing new garbage and recycling carts to Jacksonville residents ahead of the new agreement next week. All residents […]
Miller Calling For Biden Impeachment Over Southern Border Security
By Benjamin Cox on December 30, 2022 at 8:51am
The new 15th District Congresswoman says she will ask for the impeachment of President Joe Biden over concerns about the nation’s border security. Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller said in a tweet on Wednesday that President Biden must be impeached for “erasing our nation’s borders and allowing our country to be invaded by human traffickers and […]
JPD Respond to Report of Shots Fired Early Friday
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 30, 2022 at 8:50am
Jacksonville Police are investigating a report of possible shots fired incident this morning. West Central Joint Dispatchers received a call from a resident in the 700 block of North East Street at 1:40 this morning of shots fired in the area. According to a police report this morning, the incident is pending further investigation and […]
No Opposition Filed for EMS Special Service Area in Scott County; Levy Still To Be Set
By Benjamin Cox on December 30, 2022 at 8:38am
There was no opposition filed against the special service area for EMS services in southern Scott County. The Scott County Times reports that no petitions were filed in the 60-day filing period after the Scott County Commissioners moved forward with the creation of the area. The special service area passed as an advisory referendum during […]
Springfield Fire Department Faces Once-In-A-Generation Fire at former Goodwill Building on Christmas Eve
By Benjamin Cox on December 29, 2022 at 12:50pm
Springfield Fire Department authorities say that everyone they know about has been accounted for in one of the largest structure fires in Springfield seen since 1979. The Springfield Fire Department was alerted to heavy fire at 815 North 11th Street in Springfield at about 4:45AM on Christmas Eve. The site was the former home of […]
District 117 Members Talk About Issues Facing School Boards in the State
By Benjamin Cox on December 29, 2022 at 12:22pm
Jacksonville School District 117 School Board members said they learned a lot about how other school boards in the state operate and sometimes don’t at the Joint Annual Conference of the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois Association of School Business Officials, and the Illinois Association of School Administrators that took place in mid-November. […]