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Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Jacksonville man arrested for robbery of safe from restaurant
A Jacksonville man has been arrested for the robbery of a safe from an area restaurant.Austin D. Sims, 42, was arrested Tuesday morning at his residence in the 600 block of Jordan Street.The safe...
Staff report Mar 05, 2020
Jacksonville man arrested for robbery of a safe
A Jacksonville man has been arrested for the robbery of a safe from an area restaurant.Austin D. Sims, 42, was arrested at his residence in the 600 block of Jordan Street Tuesday morning.The safe was ...
Staff report Mar 05, 2020
Adult-use cannabis hits nearly $35 million in sales for February
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced preliminary numbers for adult cannabis in the state for February totaled just more than $34.8 million.Dispensaries acros...
Staff report Mar 05, 2020
Identities of pilot, passengers in Lincoln plane crash released
LINCOLN — The identities of three people killed in an airplane crash near Lincoln on Tuesday morning have been released by the Illinois State Police.The pilot was Mitchell W. Janssen, 22, of Pr...
By Nick Vlahos Peoria Journal Star Mar 04, 2020
Jury: Pawnee man not guilty of attempted murder in 2017 case
A Sangamon County jury found Guy "Matt" Whitlow of Pawnee not guilty of attempted first-degree murder Wednesday.The eight-man, four-woman jury deliberated for three-and-a-half hours before rendering t...
Steven Spearie Mar 04, 2020
Langfelder issues rare veto of pension ordinance
Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder issued a rare veto Tuesday afternoon as he urged city council members not to repeal an ordinance passed last year diverting excess funds towards the city’s grow...
Brenden Moore Mar 03, 2020
Board recommends Blagojevich disbarment: Former governor ‘has not acknowledged that his conduct was wrongful’
A board that oversees the discipline of attorneys in Illinois recommended Tuesday that former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich be disbarred from the practice of law.The Attorney Registration and Discip...
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois Mar 03, 2020
Moving Pillsbury Forward hosting cleanup day
The group Moving Pillsbury Forward will host a cleanup day around the Pillsbury Mill property at 9 a.m. Saturday.Volunteers will meet at the corner of 15th and Phillips streets and plan to remove tras...
Staff report Mar 03, 2020
Homeowner injured in fire on South Paul Street
One person was hurt and displaced from his home in a house in the 200 block of South Paul Street early Tuesday morning.The homeowner was taken by an ambulance to the hospital with non-life-threat...
Staff report Mar 03, 2020
Moving Pillsbury Forward holding cleanup day
The group Moving Pillsbury Forward is holding a cleanup day around the Pillsbury Mill property at 9 a.m. Saturday.Volunteers are meeting at the corner of 15th and Phillips streets and plan to remove t...
Staff report Mar 03, 2020