Pittsfield City Hall To Expand With Help from USDA Rural Development Grant
By Benjamin Cox on September 14, 2022 at 6:12am
The City of Pittsfield is receiving one of just 2 federal USDA rural development grants for the State of Illinois. The grant is being used to develop and renovate an expansion to its City Hall. The Journal Courier reports that the City of Pittsfield was named for a $119,400 grant from the USDA yesterday. The […]
Scott Co. Historical Society Seeking Donations To Rehab Interior of Winchester Depot
By Benjamin Cox on September 14, 2022 at 6:02am
Winchester community supporters may have a letter in their mailbox this week asking for a donation to help update a historic structure. The Scott County Historical Society is seeking donations to renovate the interior of the Winchester Depot. Renovations include new bathrooms, new flooring, new kitchen counter tops, and new paint. According to a letter […]
Springfield Man Now Charged With Double Homicide
By Benjamin Cox on September 13, 2022 at 1:57pm
A Springfield man arrested in Benld yesterday in connection to a double homicide in Springfield on Sunday has now been charged. The State Journal Register’s Steven Spearie reports that 23 year old Mark N. Crites, Jr. has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of John & Gloria Norgaard. Crites […]
Two Injured In Old State Road Crash on Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on September 13, 2022 at 12:19pm
Two women were injured on Old State Road in a two vehicle crash on Saturday. Initial calls of the crash came into the West Central Dispatch at 9:53AM Saturday. The caller told dispatch that one of the vehicles had overturned on its side in cornfield on the south side of Old State Road, just east […]
Repairs to Anna, West Streets to Begin Soon
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 13, 2022 at 11:19am
The Jacksonville City Council passed several measures aimed at improving city streets last night. A number of items under utility and planning and public works were approved during the council’s regular meeting Monday night. Among those were resolutions approving a preliminary engineering services agreement with Hutchinson Engineering of Jacksonville for the South Main Street project. […]
No One Injured in Residential Fire Monday Night
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 13, 2022 at 11:14am
No one was injured when a fire broke out in a Jacksonville home Monday night. The Jacksonville Fire Department responded to a call of a structure fire at 583 Caldwell Street at 6:15 last night. According to the department’s report, light smoke was venting from the eaves and through an open overhead garage door when […]
Burke To Retire From Illinois Supreme Court in November
By Benjamin Cox on September 13, 2022 at 8:48am
Illinois’ top Justice is retiring from the state Supreme Court. Chief Justice Anne M. Burke has announced that November 30th will be her last day on the bench. Burke has served in the Illinois Supreme Court since 2006 and has been Chief Justice since October 2019. Her term as Chief Justice concludes on October 25th. […]
Missouri Women Arrested On Drugs, Traffic, & Prostitution Charges in Southern Calhoun County
By Benjamin Cox on September 13, 2022 at 8:39am
Two women were arrested in southern Calhoun County and various drug, traffic, and prostitution charges last week. According to a press release from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday at 11:13PM, deputies conducted a traffic stop on the Illinois River Road near Schleeper Lane in Brussels. Subsequent to an investigation, deputies arrested the driver, […]
UPDATE: Man Arrested in Benld in Connection to Suspect Car from Springfield Double Homicide Held on Unrelated Charge
By Benjamin Cox on September 12, 2022 at 4:57pm
A man arrested by Gillespie Police in Benld this morning in a vehicle connected to the double homicide in Springfield from yesterday is being held in Sangamon County on an unrelated charge. WAND-TV has identified the arrested man as 23 year old Mark N. Crites, Jr. of Springfield. Crites initially refused to identify himself to […]
Faulty Sensor to Blame After Fire Alarm Causes JHS to Evacuate Monday Afternoon
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 12, 2022 at 3:44pm
Students and staff at Jacksonville High School had to evacuate the building early this afternoon. The Jacksonville Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the school at approximately 1:30 pm. According to communications from District 117 Superintendent Steve Ptacek, fire department officials inspected the building and it was determined that the alarm alerted due […]