SIU Returning to In Person, On Campus Learning This Coming Week
By Benjamin Cox on January 16, 2022 at 12:46pm
The Southern Illinois University system has reversed course and announced Wednesday that it would be returning to in-person learning next week. Last Thursday, SIU-Edwardsville sent a mass email to all students announcing they would be taking their on-ground Spring 2022 courses to a remote format amidst surging waves of COVID-19. This past Wednesday the university […]
New Judicial Subcircuits Cause Concern Locally; ILGOP Says Dems Are Attempting to Pack the Courts
By Benjamin Cox on January 16, 2022 at 12:34pm
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill creating judicial subcircuits on January 7th for the 7th Judicial Circuit among many others. The bill creates a subcircuit for each of the counties (Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan, and Scott), a subcircuit for the City of Springfield, and an additional subcircuit for Sangamon County. 95th District Republican Representative Tim […]
Missouri Trio Sentenced in Calhoun Co. For Role in Theft Ring
By Benjamin Cox on January 15, 2022 at 11:29pm
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office has announced that a trio of individuals arrested in Calhoun County in December 2020 have all been sentenced for their role in a multi-county theft ring. On December 1, 2020, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department received multiple reports of vehicle burglaries and a motor vehicle theft in the Village of […]
Coroner Investigating After Man Found Dead in Jacksonville Health Club Pool
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 14, 2022 at 5:07pm
A death investigation is being undertaken by the Morgan County Coroner after an individual was found dead in a local health club. According to an announcement by Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson, at approximately 1:30 p.m. today an 82-year-old man was found dead in the swimming pool at Fitness World Health Club at 1521 W. […]
Last of 2021 Greene Co. Vehicle Theft Ring Pleads Guilty
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2022 at 2:50pm
The final individual involved in a rash of vehicle thefts in Greene County last year. 21 year old Quindarin L. Wright of St. Louis, Missouri pled guilty to one count of theft with intent to control between $500 and $10,000. Six counts of burglary and three other counts of theft were dropped per the plea. […]
McBride Facing Additional Charge in Fatal Aug. 2020 Crash
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2022 at 11:37am
The Quincy woman charged in connection with a 2020 crash that killed four people, including three infant children, faces a new charge. The Quincy Herald Whig reports that prosecutors filed one count of aggravated driving under the influence against 37 year old Natasha L. McBride of Quincy on Tuesday. McBride appeared in Adams County Court […]
IL Student Borrowers to Get Portion of $1.85 Billion Federal Suit Settlement With Navient
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2022 at 11:32am
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a group of attorneys general from around the country yesterday to announce a nationwide settlement with one of the largest student lenders in the country. Raoul says that Navient has agreed to pay out $1.85 billion over allegations that the company, previously operating as Sallie Mae, steered student borrowers […]
South Diamond Renovation Project Pushed to Spring 2023
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 14, 2022 at 11:25am
A project slated to improve a well-traveled stretch of road in the Village of South Jacksonville is won’t see a shovel break ground until 2023. Superintendent of Utilities for the South Jacksonville, John Green updated the Board of Trustees last night on the status of the South Diamond Street renovation project. Green says the extensive […]
Adrian Removed From Criminal Cases in Adams County
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2022 at 9:08am
A judge in Adams County has been removed from handling criminal cases in the 8th Judicial Circuit after two controversial weeks on the bench. The Quincy Herald Whig reports that Adams County Judge Robert Adrian has been reassigned to hear small claims, probate, civil cases and other legal matters after an emergency administrative order was […]
JPD Investigating Stolen Vehicle Crash
By Benjamin Cox on January 14, 2022 at 8:39am
Jacksonville Police are investigating a stolen vehicle that was found flipped over in a residence’s yard yesterday evening. Jacksonville Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on East Lafayette Avenue at around 5:45PM yesterday. Police reports about the incident were not released this morning. An eye witness report says that a motorcycle and a stolen black […]