Workers Rights Amendment To Be November Ballot Question in Illinois
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2022 at 6:53pm
An amendment to the Illinois Constitution will appear on the ballot this November after some groups worked to get it taken off. The 4th District Appellate Court ruled in favor of keeping a Workers Rights Amendment on the ballot after a suit field in April by the Liberty Justice Center fought to keep it off. […]
Defense Says They Were Missing Thumb Drive of Evidence in Wilson Murder Case
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2022 at 6:47pm
The defense attorney for a man facing first-degree murder charges in Morgan County Court for a 2021 shooting is asked where evidence had gone in his client’s case on Friday. 37 year old Joshua E. Wilson was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder in February 2021 in the shooting death of 26 year old […]
Cass Co. Man Runs Off After Pike Co. Court Appearance, Found Blocks Away Hiding Under a Porch
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2022 at 1:34pm
Pike County Sheriff’s Deputies had to re-capture a man who got loose from custody on Tuesday after he was being transferred between the Pike County Jail and the Courthouse. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood says in a press release that on Tuesday morning, 51 year old Christopher A. Africh of Beardstown was ordered in custody […]
IC Fine Arts Series Opens September 18
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2022 at 1:30pm
The Illinois College Fine Arts Series kicks off its 43rd Season next month. The season opens on Sept. 18 with a family concert by Liam Teague on steelpan and will include two additional musicians, including IC Drumline Director Tyler Carpenter, at 3 p.m. in Rammelkamp Chapel. Then, on Oct. 19, pianist Pei-I Wang will perform […]
Arkansas Man Gets 20 Years In Plea Deal For Quincy Kidnapping
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2022 at 1:26pm
An Arkansas man pled guilty on Friday to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault in Adams County Circuit Court in relation to a kidnapping from Quincy last summer. 40 year old Mario Mason of Turrell, Arkansas was sentenced by Judge Amy Lannerd to two 10 year sentences to the Illinois Department of Corrections, which […]
Three Arrested After Shots Fired Incident on East Chambers Street
By Benjamin Cox on August 27, 2022 at 7:15pm
Jacksonville Police arrested two individuals after a handgun was fired during an argument this afternoon. A complainant reported shots being fired during an argument at a residence in the 600 block of East Chambers Street at 12:50PM. Upon arrival and after a short investigation, police arrested 27 year old Jordan L. Ransom of the 900 […]
Multiple Alarm Fire Destroys Majority of Westermeyer Industries Complex Near Bluffs
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 26, 2022 at 11:57pm
A manufacturing facility in Bluffs was all but completely destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. Multiple fire departments responded to a call of a fire at Westermeyer Industries on Route 100 near Bluffs just after 2 pm yesterday. 12 area fire departments as well as Morgan County ESDA were on scene into the night Friday battling […]
Two Arrested For DUI in Pleasant Hill
By Benjamin Cox on August 26, 2022 at 6:11pm
The Pike County Sheriff’s Department along with Pleasant Hill Police arrested two individuals last night after a report of suspicious activity. A call came in from the Pleasant Hill Shell Jiffi-Stop on Illinois Route 96 just northwest of town at 9:26 last night after suspicious activity from a vehicle was reported. Upon arrival and subsequent […]
Prairieland United Way Names 2022-23 Campaign Co-Chairs
By Benjamin Cox on August 26, 2022 at 6:06pm
Prairieland United Way announced the co-chairs for the upcoming 2022 campaign. Stephen and Cammie Symons of Jacksonville will head the themed campaign called “Give Where You Live.” President of the United Way board this year is Marcy Jones, who with her husband, owns and operates Jones Meat & Locker. Jones joined the board in 2019. […]
Three Arrested in Calhoun on Drugs, Prostitution Charges
By Benjamin Cox on August 26, 2022 at 2:34pm
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested 3 individuals on various charges after a traffic stop this past Sunday. According to a press release, a deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on the Illinois River Road near Franklin Hill Road, about 2 ½ miles northeast of Batchtown on Sunday at 5:52PM. […]