CARBONDALE – Carbondale Police Thursday said a missing teen, 17-year-old Ayden N. Van Hook, was found shortly after 9:30 Wednesday night in Mt. Vernon and was returned home. According to police, Van Hook was previously seen around four Tuesday afternoon in the 400 block of E. Walnut St., and believed to have been in the Mt. Vernon or Centralia area. Police…… read more »
MARION – An overnight fire which significantly damaged a Marion restaurant, 20’s Hideout Steakhouse, is under investigation by the Illinois State Fire Marshal. According to a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page, they’ll be closed this weekend to assess the damage. An update is expected early next week. No injuries were reported from the incident.… read more »
WILLIAMSON CO. – A fatal traffic crash which left two dead Thursday afternoon is under investigation by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from Illinois State Police. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the crash was on Herrin Rd. at Cundiff Cemetery Rd. Their victims’ names have not been released. The Illinois…… read more »
CARMI – A Mill Shoals man was sentenced in White County to the Illinois Department of Corrections on a meth charge Wednesday. White County State’s Attorney Denton Aud said 57-year-old Tommy Clark will spend 10 years in state prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, and serve 3 years of mandatory supervised release when released,…… read more »
Carbondale Police are asking for help in finding a missing juvenile, 17-year-old Ayden N. Van Hook. According to a release from the Carbondale Police Department, Van Hook was last seen around four Tuesday afternoon in the 400 block of E. Walnut St. wearing black shoes, black sweat pants and a white and gray tie-die hoodie with a…… read more »
CARBONDALE – Governor J.B. Pritzker will be in Carbondale Thursday morning to discuss the state’s investment to build a third DCFS simulation training center in southern Illinois. The governor will make his remarks at 10:30 a.m. in the lobby of the SIU Student Services Building, located at 1263 Lincoln Drive in Carbondale.… read more »
BENTON – The Benton City Council approved the Benton Downtown TIF Façade Improvement Program at Monday night’s meeting. The program will provide financial assistance to property owners or tenants seeking to renovate or restore commercial buildings exteriors, and is intended to enhance the functionality and aesthetic appeal of existing buildings in Benton, as well as achieve overall…… read more »
WEST FRANKFORT – The City of West Frankfort will pursue a class action lawsuit to tackle the opioid epidemic in the city. At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, leaders called the epidemic a “public nuisance” and a serious public health and safety crisis for residents. A resolution was approved to pursue the class action lawsuit and retain…… read more »
MT. VERNON – Governor J.B. Pritzker’s recent budget proposal is to hold back $150 million of a budgeted $350 million new dollars in state money for local school districts, saying the money will “only be there” if his proposed graduated income tax is passed in November. The entities caught in the middle of the political…… read more »
SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Government attorneys said Tuesday former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich should be stripped of his law license. Lawyers for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission urged a commission panel to recommend Blagojevich be disbarred due to the corruption charges he was convicted of in 2011. Blagojevich didn’t attend the hearing, but his attorney,…… read more »
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