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GOFUNDME PAGE SET UP FOR WOUNDED CARBONDALE OFFICER
CARBONDALE, Ill. - A GoFundMe page has been set up for the young officer shot in the line of duty late last night in Carbondale. The page can be found at this link. We've discovered the name of the...
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FORMER VILLAGE TREASURER TAKEN OUT OF HOME ON STRETCHER
Smith being loaded onto an ambulance Monday, August 1 POPE CO., Ill. - The former treasurer of the village of Eddyville, Kim Smith, was hospitalized yesterday in Harrisburg after what's being reported...
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TWO TAKEN OUT IN HANDCUFFS IN MARION; HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE PROMPTED CONCERNS
The scene in the Virginia Avenue area of Marion around 1 p.m. MARION, Ill. - A heavily-armed police presence on Virginia Street in Marion prompted concerns that the Carbondale police shooter might be...
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HELP WANTED AT WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - The Williamson County Merit Commission is now taking applications for the positions of Deputy, Correctional Officer, and Civilian Telecommunicator. Applications may be picked up...
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EARLY MORNING FIRE: More people were interested in photographing than in...
MARION, Ill. - A case of the dumbs may have hit certain segments of the city of Marion, which might account for the lack of concern regarding a fire that went unreported early this morning until some...
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REICHERT ARRESTED; MAJOR POT AMOUNTS ALLEGED
From Christian Reichert's Facebook page; that's supposedly his mom, Tina, who supposedly is one of two taken out of a house in handcuffs Tuesday WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - The son of one of the two people...
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TROUBLE IN BUTLERVILLE: ROWDY KIDS AT MARION PARK CAUSE RUCKUS
Marion Mayor Bob Butler MARION, Ill. - At around 4:15 this afternoon, just blocks from Marion City Hall where Mayor Butler likely sat stewing over Disclosure's latest reporting on environmental...
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MASSAC COUNTY INCIDENT; ONE IN CUSTODY
MASSAC CO., Ill. - A man for whom authorities searched overnight in Massac County, considered armed and dangerous, was taken into custody this morning in an uneventful incident. The man, who has not...
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IYC‐HARRISBURG INMATE SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SPITTING ON GUARD
SALINE CO., Ill. - Another young Illinois Youth Center inmate has been sentenced to adult prison after acting up at the facility in Harrisburg. On August 4, 2016, David Hayes, age 19, of Collinsville,...
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I’d like to thank Harrisburg commissioner John McPeek for helping me sell papers
...because he totally did tonight. John McPeek. Name plate is hidden by the head of a local wannabe who needs to not wear the same shoes in the summer that she wore all winter. Smartaleck John was a...
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MASSIVE BOND SET FOR REICHERT; TRAFFICKING CHARGE FROM JACKSON PENDING
Christian Reichert aka beard boy WILLIAMSON CO./JACKSON CO., Ill. - It would appear that whoever rolled on Christian Reichert the other day knew whereof they spoke. As it turns out, authorities have...
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ANOTHER SEX OFFENDER SENT TO IDOC OUT OF SALINE COUNTY
Lawrence Jacob Foster SALINE CO., Ill. - Saline County Assistant State's Attorney Eva Walker has scored another victory for the state with another child sex offender being sent off to prison for his...
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ROAD CLOSURES IN MARION, ILLINOIS, ON MONDAY, AUGUST 8
MARION, Ill. - Marion authorities are advising that the following roads or lanes will be closed for various work to be done on them, including oil-and-chip applications: Lane Closure (One Lane Road...
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WIFE OF FORMER SALINE COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY DIES FOLLOWING STROKE
Mona Nelson, from her daughter Kate's Facebook page SALINE CO., Ill. - The wife of a former Saline County judge and state's attorney died after having a stroke and undergoing surgery Friday, August 5....
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SALINE COUNTY COURT SENTENCINGS, JULY 2016
SALINE CO., Ill. - Saline County State's Attorney Mike Henshaw's office has announced the following sentencings in his county for the month of July: Brian K. McCormick was sentenced on July 7, 2016 by...
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MARION CITY POLICE REPORTS, EARLY AUGUST 2016
MARION, Ill. - Here is your Marion City police report for the time period covering August 2 through August 6. Joshua Brandt, 35 of Herrin has been arrested for2 counts of Driving Under the Influence...
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POPE COUNTY DROWNING VICTIM STILL NOT ID’d BY AUTHORITIES
POPE CO., Ill. - A young Tennessee man who drowned in a Pope County lake Saturday remains unidentified by authorities pending notification of all family. The incident occurred just before 2 p.m....
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SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR ANOTHER THIEVING PUBLIC OFFICIAL, FRANKLIN COUNTY
Kindra Eickelman, Franklin County mugshot FRANKLIN CO., Ill. - Another public official has been let go with, effectively, a promise to be good after being so bad. The little slap on the wrist Kindra...
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THREE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN C’DALE COP SHOOTING ARRESTED IN KANSAS
SALINE CO., Kansas - Why three men from an area in Kansas were even in Illinois last week isn't being explained, but authorities have stated they believe they have their men in the July 31 shooting of...
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BENTON MAN INJURED IN HIT-&-RUN IN MT. VERNON; AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR THE...
JEFFERSON/FRANKLIN COs., Ill. - Mount Vernon police are investigating a hit-and-run-involving a Benton man. John Ferris, 32, of Benton, was heading home from working a shift at Continental Tire around...
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