JPD Seeking info on Recent Jacksonville Burglary
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 3, 2022 at 10:34am
Crime Stoppers is requesting information to assist the Jacksonville Police Department in their investigation of a recent Burglary. Sometime between 6:45 pm on Thursday of last week, and 7:45 pm on Saturday, unknown person(s) damaged a door frame to make entry into a residence in the 600 block of East Chambers. Crime Stoppers officials say […]
Cass County Resident Arrested for Animal Neglect
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 3, 2022 at 9:56am
According to an announcement by Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn via Facebook, at approximately 9:00 pm on March 2, 2022, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of an animal being neglected in the City of Virginia. Deputies responded and investigated the complaint. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested the owner of the dog […]
Bids Approved for Washington Elementary Renovations
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 3, 2022 at 9:38am
Renovations planned for Washington Elementary School are still moving forward despite an increase in costs. The Jacksonville District 117 School Board met in special session last night to review bids for the complete renovation of the Washington elementary building, the core of which turned 90 years old this year. Johnco Construction out of the Peoria […]
Area Hospitals and Providers Remind Masks Still Required in Healthcare Settings
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 2, 2022 at 7:05pm
Mask mandates were lifted in Illinois this week however, the four major healthcare providers in central Illinois are reminding the public that some areas still require masks. In a joint statement today, Memorial Health, HSHS Illinois, Springfield Clinic, and SIU Medicine aimed to remind the public that masks remain mandatory for healthcare sites. President and […]
Former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan Being Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
By Benjamin Cox on March 2, 2022 at 3:25pm
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been indicted on federal corruption charges. The 106-page, 22 count indictment laid out by Federal prosecutor John Lausch says that Madigan used his Chicago 13th Ward power base as a center of criminal activity: “The indictment accuses Madigan of leading for nearly a decade a criminal enterprise whose […]
Third Suspect Arrested in Springfield 10th Street Triple Homicide
By Benjamin Cox on March 2, 2022 at 2:56pm
A third arrest has been made in a triple murder in Springfield. WICS Newschannel 20 reports that 20 year old Larry McClain, Jr. of Springfield was arrested today for three counts of first degree murder and one count of obstructing justice. McClain is connected to the murders that took place in the 2500 block of […]
Jacksonville Man Gets Decade in Prison For Gunfire Exchange in June 2020
By Benjamin Cox on March 2, 2022 at 2:04pm
A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections yesterday for a shots fired incident in Jacksonville in the summer of 2020. 24 year old Quantorious J. Courtney, listed as homeless of Jacksonville, pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. Courtney was arrested by Jacksonville Police on […]
Jacksonville Man Who Escaped County Jail Receives Probation, Restitution Sentence
By Benjamin Cox on March 2, 2022 at 2:02pm
A Jacksonville man who escaped from the Morgan County Jail for approximately 8 minutes back in January plead guilty to felony escape yesterday in Morgan County Court. 21 year old Daveon L. Mapes of the 1000 block of East Morton Avenue pled guilty to felony escape from a penal institution. Mapes was originally arrested by […]
Mobile App Can Alert Local Residents as March Means ESDA on Alert for Severe Weather
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 2, 2022 at 12:02pm
As the calendar flips to March and spring weather begins to peek out from behind Old Man Winter, the Jacksonville Morgan County Office of Emergency Management is keeping a closer eye on the sky. Morgan County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Director Phil McCarty says seeing severe weather in the area has become the trend […]
Jacksonville Alderman Asking For More Input, Transparency In City’s Appropriations, Budgeting Process
By Benjamin Cox on March 2, 2022 at 10:31am
One Jacksonville Alderman is unhappy with the process of the city’s appropriations and budgeting. On Monday night the city voted to adopt the 2022 Operating Budget and approved appropriations for fiscal year 2022 in a 7-1 vote. The lone ‘no’ vote was Ward 3 Alderman Kent Hannant. Hannant says there needs to be more transparency […]