One Person Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash on Rees Curve
By Benjamin Cox on October 4, 2024 at 12:30pm
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 104 at the Rees Station curve yesterday afternoon. According to a press release from Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson, the crash occurred at approximately 4PM, shutting down the highway in both directions for several hours. The two vehicles, a car and a pick-up truck […]
Springfield Rep Wants ILGA To Tackle State’s Property Tax Problems
By Benjamin Cox on October 4, 2024 at 12:24pm
95th District State Representative Mike Coffey of Springfield says that Illinois government needs to address high property taxes. Coffey is calling on immediate action on what he says is a crisis for homeowners in the state: “Our property taxes are amongst the highest in the country. And, so as a state legislature, we have got […]
Winchester Land Ownership Question Answered After Title Search
By Benjamin Cox on October 4, 2024 at 12:17pm
The ownership of a parcel of property in Winchester has been solved. The almost 5-acre parcel of land sits off of Coultas Road and East Jefferson Street near Valley Tree Estates. A neighbor to the property, Lucy Reid, believed the ground belonged to the City of Winchester as she had found that the now-defunct Winchester […]
South Jacksonville Administration Asked to Look Into Stray Cat Problem
By Benjamin Cox on October 4, 2024 at 11:49am
The Village of South Jacksonville has a hairball of a mess on its hands. Two residents from the 1400 block of South Church Street brought complaints about one neighbor’s cats destroying the neighborhood. One complainant said that they were allergic to cats and the cats were marking things on their property and leaving feces all […]
Barry Man Sentenced to Prison For August Stabbing
By Benjamin Cox on October 4, 2024 at 11:37am
A Barry man arrested in August on multiple charges as a result of a stabbing is headed to prison. 37-year old Joshua W. Logsdon of Barry pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with use of a deadly weapon on Tuesday. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched at approximately 7PM on August 10th to a residence […]
Two California Men Officially Charged with Class X Felony Drug Trafficking From I-72 ISP Bust
By Benjamin Cox on October 4, 2024 at 11:35am
Two men from California were arrested by the Illinois State Police outside of Jacksonville at the end of August on multiple drug trafficking charges. According to charging documents in the case, the State Police initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the eastbound lanes on Interstate 72 at approximately mile marker 74, two miles […]
Late-September Police Chase Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Sangamon Deputies Suspended, and an Open Investigation
By Benjamin Cox on October 3, 2024 at 6:08pm
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office is in search of information surrounding a high speed chase and a man left for dead by the side of the road on I-55 from the end of September. According to a press release yesterday from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, on September 22nd just before midnight, deputies were dispatched […]
AMVETS Raise the Roof Fundraiser Sees Enough Funds for Roof Project
By Benjamin Cox on October 3, 2024 at 5:50pm
The Jacksonville Amvets Post 100 held a fundraiser to put a new roof on their building back on September 14th. Commander of Jacksonville AMVETS Post 100 says that he was left without words for the Raise the Roof fundraiser: “I can’t event describe it. It’s so humbling. People just kept coming through the door. We […]
Arrest Made In Pikeland School Threats
By Benjamin Cox on October 3, 2024 at 5:32pm
Pittsfield Chief of Police Michael Starman has announced an arrest in relation to a series of incidents involving school threats in the Pikeland School District last week. The Pittsfield Police Department has been investigating two separate incidents last week involving threatening writings on the bathroom wall at Pikeland Community School. Starman says the Pittsfield Police […]
Pittsfield Man Sentenced to Prison For Sex Offender Registry Violation
By Benjamin Cox on October 3, 2024 at 5:31pm
A Pittsfield man arrested by Pittsfield Police more than a year ago for several crimes involving minors and violation of the sex offender registry was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. 41-year old Emir R. Cave pleaded guilty to Class 4 felony of being a child sex offender in a public park. 12 other charges were […]