One Person Injured After SUV Gets Wedged Under Semi on I-72
By Benjamin Cox on December 10, 2024 at 6:49am
Multiple agencies responded to the US 67 exit south of Jacksonville last night for an SUV collision with a semi tractor-trailer. According to an Illinois State Police report, Illinois State Police and first responders from Jacksonville and South Jacksonville responded to milepost 60 on Interstate 72 for the report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries […]
Mindrup Named Permanent President at WIU
By Benjamin Cox on December 9, 2024 at 8:23pm
The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Friday, December 6th to appoint Dr. Kristi Mindrup as the university’s 13th president, effective immediately. Mindrup becomes the first female president in the school’s history. The Board will approve Mindrup’s salary and contract at its March meeting. Mindrup has served as WIU’s interim president since […]
Sunday Morning Fire Guts Another Vacant JDC Building
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 8, 2024 at 3:13pm
Firefighters were on scene for several hours Sunday after a fire broke out in another vacant building on the shuttered Jacksonville Developmental Center grounds. Both the Jacksonville and South Jacksonville Fire Departments responded to what has been commonly referred to as the old veteran’s building on the north side of the campus near the intersection […]
Jacksonville Man Held After Violating OP Twice Friday
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 7, 2024 at 9:03am
Jacksonville Police responded to the 100 block of Meadow Ridge Lane just before 4:00 pm Friday after West Central Joint Dispatch received a call from the address in which the caller whispered someone get out here and then hung up. Upon arrival, 37 year old Jonah D. Smith of the 200 block of King Court […]
Belleville Man Pleads Guilty in Crash That Killed Greene County Man
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 7, 2024 at 8:02am
A St. Clair County man has pleaded guilty to an accident that claimed the life of a Greene County man earlier this year. According to an announcement this morning by Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan Garrison, 52-year-old Scott L. Kraut of Belleville, Illinois pleaded guilty to one count of Class 2 felony driving under the […]
City of Jacksonville Working With EPA For Brownfields Studies at JDC, Norris Hospital
By Benjamin Cox on December 6, 2024 at 2:00pm
The first bit of movement in almost 12 years to get the Jacksonville Developmental Center grounds abated is finally starting to see some movement by officials from the State of Illinois. Jacksonville Community Development Director Brian Nyberg says that the City has applied for the Illinois and federal EPA to do an environmental study on […]
South Jacksonville Passes Public Camping Ordinance
By Benjamin Cox on December 6, 2024 at 1:44pm
The Village of South Jacksonville Board of Trustees officially passed a ban on public camping on public property last night. Similar ordinances around the state have drawn ire by homelessness advocates, saying it makes it a crime to be homeless in the U.S. In the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Village Police […]
Crime of the Week: Jacksonville Worksite Theft
By Benjamin Cox on December 6, 2024 at 12:58pm
The Morgan, Scott, Cass Crime Stoppers are asking for the public to assist the Jacksonville Police Department in their investigation of a recent theft. At approximately 4:30PM on November 26th, a theft from a work site occurred in the 200 block of East Morgan Street. A radio detection TX-5 signal transmitter was taken. The item […]
Christmas On the Hilltop Performance on Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on December 6, 2024 at 12:56pm
The Illinois College choirs and ensembles will present “Christmas on the Hilltop” concert this weekend. The community is invited to attend the free concert which has become an annual tradition, drawing standing-room-only audiences from near and far. The program starts at 7:30 Saturday at Rammelkamp Chapel. This year’s program is entitled “Choose Love.” It features […]
Jacksonville NAACP Installs New Officers
By Benjamin Cox on December 6, 2024 at 12:54pm
The Jacksonville branch of the NAACP has announced the election of their 2025 Executive Officers. New officers were elected at the branch’s monthly meeting on November 25th at Mt. Emory Baptist Church. Alberta Robinson was named president. First vice president elected was Cynthia Morgan. Second Vice President was Art Wilson. Secretary was Naomi Trotter. Assistant […]