Some Residents in Jacksonville Mobile Home Parks Facing Potential Eviction Due to Previous Owner’s Bankruptcy
By Benjamin Cox on January 16, 2025 at 12:25pm
More than two dozen families are facing a possible eviction after a local real estate group continues to work through portions of bankruptcy. TimeOut Communities purchased most of the manufactured home parks throughout the region more than 5 years ago, including Prairie Knolls and Rolling Acres from Spradlin Homes in 2018. Maple Creek Estates in […]
Springfield Man Sentenced to Natural Life in Prison For 2022 Double Murder
By Benjamin Cox on January 16, 2025 at 7:20am
A Springfield man arrested in Macoupin County in September 2022 following a double homicide in the City of Springfield was sentenced to natural life in prison yesterday. 25-year old Mark N. Crites, Jr. pleaded guilty yesterday to the murders of John and Gloria Norgaard at their home on Southwind Road in Springfield. On September 11, […]
Hagel 1891 Closing, New Owners to Reopen as Second Jerseys Bar & Grill Location
By Benjamin Cox on January 16, 2025 at 7:13am
A popular dining location in Mt. Sterling is changing hands. KHQA reports that DOT Foods has elected to close Hagel 1891 next month after over a decade in business, and has elected to sell the business to James & Ashley Barnett and Ben Schultz, owners of Jerseys Bar & Grill in Camp Point to create […]
Lawsuit Alleging Cover Up of Misconduct at Riverton School District Is Settled Out of Court
By Benjamin Cox on January 16, 2025 at 6:57am
A nearly three year old lawsuit in Sangamon County involving the Riverton School District and a former teacher convicted in Greene County for violating a stalking/no contact order appears to have been settled out of court. An unnamed female, known as Jane Doe in court filings filed a lawsuit n Sangamon County on December 29, […]
Jacksonville City Council Delays Passage of Appropriations Budget to Jan. 27, Passes Solar Updates
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2025 at 9:29am
The Jacksonville City Council had a quick meeting last night because one of its major action items had to be pulled from the agenda. Finance, IT, and Personnel Committee Chair and Ward 5 Alderman Don Cook requested that the 2025 Appropriations Budget be pulled from the agenda last night. Cook says that the committee is […]
Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau Urges County Commissioners To Re-Up Pro Ag Resolution For Another 2-Year Term
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2025 at 9:20am
The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau’s representatives are asking for a renewal of an agreement started two years ago to keep agriculture at the forefront for elected officials in the county government. Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau president Dale Hadden asked for the Morgan County Commissioners today to renew the Pro Ag resolution that was signed two years ago. […]
Sangamon Board Approves of Referendum For Consolidation of Clerk & Recorder’s Offices; Fail to Pass Recall Referendum
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2025 at 9:11am
The Sangamon County Board approved a measure to place a referendum on the ballot this April to consolidate two county offices. Capital City Now reports that the board approved a measure to consolidate the county clerk and recorder’s offices into one. The move follows Recorder Frank Lesko’s campaign pledge to eliminate the office and merge […]
Rural Brown County Man Arrested After Chase in Stolen Beardstown Ambulance
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2025 at 9:08am
A rural Brown County man has been charged with attempted murder in Schuyler County after leading authorities on a chase in a stolen ambulance last week in Rushville. Area media outlets report that 47-year old James M. Bowman of Ripley was admitted into Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville for an unknown reason. According to the […]
Macy’s In White Oaks Mall On National Closure List
By Benjamin Cox on January 13, 2025 at 11:27am
White Oaks Mall in Springfield will soon not have an anchor department store. Macy’s Incorporated announced Thursday it would be closing 66 stores nationwide, including the White Oaks Mall location. It is the only Illinois store slated for closure, although a St. Louis-area location is impacted as the Macy’s in the South County Center is […]
Broadgauge Closes, Owner Seeking Buyer For Historic Building & Hospitality Space
By Benjamin Cox on January 13, 2025 at 11:24am
The owner of a restored historic building in downtown Petersburg is answering questions on why the building closed. Douglas Pope, the person responsible for the award-winning restoration of Broadgauge in Petersburg, told the Springfield Business Journal that he is hoping to find a new owner to reopen the restaurant and event venue and to get […]