Autopsy Results Say Former Jacksonville Man Died of Natural Causes While in Custody in Sangamon County
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 24, 2022 at 2:36pm
Autopsy results have been released of a former Jacksonville resident who died while in custody at the Sangamon County Jail. 23-year-old Dylan Schlieper-Clark of Springfield and formerly of Jacksonville allegedly fell ill on April 14th at the Sangamon County jail and was transported by EMS to Springfield Memorial Hospital where he died three days later […]
Jacksonville Juvenile Arrested on Weapons Charges Overnight
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 24, 2022 at 2:22pm
More information has become available after a juvenile was arrested early this morning on weapons charges. According to a press release from the Jacksonville Police Department this afternoon, at approximately 12:37 am today, officers were dispatched to the area of Franklin and East Streets after a call of a male suspect attempting to break into […]
Murrayville Home Total Loss After Mower Ignites Garage
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 24, 2022 at 10:34am
A single-family home in Murrayville is a total loss after a lawnmower caught fire Monday afternoon. Both the Murrayville and Woodson Fire Departments responded to a call of a structure fire at 103 Murray Street in Murrayville just after 4 pm Monday. Murrayville Fire Chief Cody Kitselman says the fire originated in the attached garage […]
String of Suspicious House Fires Continues in Jacksonville
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 24, 2022 at 9:55am
The Office of the State Fire Marshal and Jacksonville Police are investigating after yet another vacant house on the city’s northeast side was gutted by fire Monday afternoon. The Jacksonville Fire Department was called to the scene of a structure fire at 607 North East Street just before 4:00 pm Monday. The two-story house was […]
Helmich Honored With Meal, New Service Weapon Donation
By Benjamin Cox on May 24, 2022 at 9:31am
A local police officer was honored with a ceremony and meal yesterday for his heroic work in the line of duty. Steven Helmich was presented a certificate by Glock on Thursday to purchase a new service weapon and given a donated meal by Mission BBQ in Springfield at the South Jacksonville Police Department. Helmich is […]
Federal Wiretaps’ Release Shows Madigan Knew of Secret Payments to Disgraced Aide
By Benjamin Cox on May 24, 2022 at 9:09am
Transcripts of a 2018 federal wiretap of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan shows that he knew about a plan to arrange secret payments to a disgraced aid implicated in a sexual harassment lawsuit. Madigan has always denied any involvement in the scheme in which Madigan’s lieutenant Michael McClain of Quincy allegedly arranged a group […]
Greene County Courthouse To Receive Facility Updates Ahead of Audit
By Benjamin Cox on May 24, 2022 at 9:05am
Updates to the Greene County Courthouse are coming. Circuit Clerk Shirley Thornton notified the Greene County Board that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts would be conducting audits of the courthouse at some point this summer to ensure compliance with the the Americans with Disabilities Act. Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillen, who is in […]
Griggsville Woman Arrested for Threatening Public Official
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 23, 2022 at 3:27pm
More information has been released about a Griggsville woman who was arrested Sunday for threatening a public official. 25-year-old Rachelle R. Gress was arrested by the Pike County Sheriff’s Department yesterday following an investigation into a threat made to the immediate family of a public official that had been posted on a social media website. […]
Cass County Woman Dies in Fall in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
By Benjamin Cox on May 21, 2022 at 5:58pm
A Cass County woman has died after a fall in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado on Thursday. Park authorities told local media that the body of 21 year old Lydia Davidsmeier of Virginia, Illinois was recovered at Adams Falls along the East Inlet Trail on the west side of the park. Grand County, Colorado […]
Jacksonville Home Total Loss After Morning Fire
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 21, 2022 at 3:21pm
No one was injured when fire broke out in a home in the northeast part of Jacksonville Saturday morning. The Jacksonville Fire Department responded to a call of a structure fire at 716 Sheridan Street at 7:29 Saturday morning. The single-story home was fully involved when the first crew arrived on scene approximately five minutes […]