Salem man sentenced for defrauding elderly investment client July 31, 2015 @ 5:30 pm EAST ST. LOUIS — A 47-year-old Salem man has been sentenced in federal court to 15 months in federal prison for fraud. Paul P.... Read More
Body reportedly found in semi at Effingham truck stop July 31, 2015 @ 3:44 pm EFFINGHAM COUNTY — Authorities in Effingham are reporting a body was discovered in a local truck stop late this morning. Effingham Police say they... Read More
Chicago man sentenced in federal court for local cocaine conspiracy July 31, 2015 @ 3:06 pm EAST ST. LOUIS — A 51-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to federal prison on one count of a four-count indictment claiming conspiracy to... Read More
Centralia couple pleads guilty to federal meth conspiracy charges July 31, 2015 @ 2:50 pm EAST ST. LOUIS– According to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, a Centralia man and wife have pleaded guilty to federal... Read More
Cab driver pleads not guilty in disappearance of Mt. Vernon girl July 31, 2015 @ 8:21 am WATERLOO — A Metro East cab driver is pleading not guilty to child endangerment after being accused of having a part in causing a... Read More
Armadillo struck on Bond County roadway July 31, 2015 @ 8:02 am BOND COUNTY — They’re coming here from the south, and their numbers are spreading as they move further north into Illinois. Armadillos are being... Read More
Effingham County Court sentences Centralia man to prison, other charges pending July 30, 2015 @ 5:58 pm EFFINGHAM COUNTY — A 28-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced in Effingham County Court to 6-years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, after he... Read More
CTBA report explains why Rauner and GA budgets both fall short July 30, 2015 @ 5:42 pm CHICAGO — The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (CTBA) released a new report, “It Is All About the Revenue: Why Both Current FY2016... Read More
Police detain man who left backpack near Obama Chicago home July 30, 2015 @ 5:34 pm CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a backpack left near President Barack Obama’s house on the city’s South Side didn’t contain any explosives but... Read More
Mel Reynolds searches for place to stay to get bond July 30, 2015 @ 5:31 pm CHICAGO (AP) — An ex-congressman with no home of his own has found somewhere to spend the night. Mel Reynolds scrambled to find a... Read More