CHICAGO – Today, the Illinois Accountability Commission, housed in the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR), issued its final report in alignment with requirements outlined in Executive Order 2025-06 and submitted the report and a referral letter to the Cook County State’s Attorney, Kane County State’s Attorney, Chicago Police Department, Elgin Police Department Evanston Police Department, and Franklin Police Department. This action follows the conclusion of its publi
JOPPA – An Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 7 homicide investigation resulted in the arrest of 76-year-old George E. Bradfield of Owensboro, Kentucky after an extensive investigation that spanned over four decades. On March 30, 1984, the body of 26-year-old Lisa Ann Carnes was discovered in a field in rural Massac County. She died as the result of a single gunshot wound. On April 22, 2026, the Massac County State’s Attorney’s Office
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County prosecutors on Thursday, April 30, 2026, charged a Valley Park man with multiple felonies after police say he struck an 85-year-old bicyclist with a truck a day earlier in west St. Louis County, sending the victim to the hospital with a broken hip. Casey McBride, 36, of the 600 block of Leonard Avenue in Valley Park, was charged April 30 with first-degree assault or attempt involving serious physical injury or a special victim, armed criminal action,
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced a man who embezzled $434,000 from a medical business in the St. Louis area to a year and a day in prison and ordered him to repay the money. Talon Lewis’ embezzlement lasted from Oct. 21, 2019, through at least Feb. 19, 2025. At the time, he was an accounts payable specialist at a medical business. One of his jobs was to upload a list of patients who were owed refunds so the company could generate and mail refun
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed an adult man who was riding a bicycle Thursday morning, April 30, 2026, in the 2200 block of Hudson Drive, authorities said. Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department’s North County Precinct responded at about 8:29 a.m. April 30, 2026, to a call about a pedestrian struck in the 2200 block of Hudson Drive, police said. When officers arrived, they found an adult male lying in the roa
EDWARDSVILLE — The NAACP Edwardsville Branch proudly announces its 61st Annual Freedom Fund Banquet and Awards Gala, themed “Stronger Together: One Community, One Future.” The event will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 3:00 PM in the Meridian Ballroom at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This year’s keynote speaker is Patrick E. Smith, Chairman and President of Ameren Illinois, a respected leader known for his commitment to community advancement and
GODFREY – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that intermittent lane closures at the intersection of U.S. 67 and Godfrey Road will begin Monday, May 4, weather permitting. Traffic will be reduced to one lane while work is being completed. The closures are necessary for road repairs and are expected to continue through the end of May. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling
For 70 years, the church served a small Black neighborhood in Clayton. Then urban renewal hit and the church left. Now some are considering how to make things right.
A Missouri appeals court on Thursday rewrote the ballot summary for a proposed referendum on the state’s newly gerrymandered congressional map, ruling Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ description still included unsupported claims about the map approved by lawmakers last year.…
An ex-bartender from St. Charles County appeared in federal court Wednesday to be sentenced for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and installing hidden cameras at a former home.
ST. LOUIS — A former St. Charles man will spend the next year in federal prison for his role in orchestrating a yearslong embezzling scheme that resulted in more than $434,000 being stolen from his employer.
JERSEYVILLE — Jersey Community High School’s girls track and field team recognized its senior athletes during a home dual meet against Carlinville on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, then closed the night with a “Senior Showdown Relay” featuring the seniors split into two teams for a final race. Jersey dominated Carlinville 104-41 in the meet. The Panthers honored seniors Morgan Allen, Belle Peuterbaugh, Lillyan Soffray, Savana Walker, and Taylor Woodring. Allen
JERSEYVILLE — On a night set aside to recognize the end of a season and a high school chapter, Jersey Community High School’s senior boys track athletes closed their final home meet against Carlinville. Jersey’s seniors competed in their final meet at Jersey on Tuesday night, April 28, 2026, in Jerseyville. The Jersey seniors recognized were Kyler Bick, Matthew Bishop, Dylan Burch, Nolan Craigmiles, Cameron Judkins, Brandon Kennedy, Griffin Smith, Connor Talley, and Kris
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