CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there are no plans to suspend Illinois’ automatic voter registration program as election officials work to contain the fallout from hundreds of mistaken registrations. The Democrat addressed the issue Monday at an election security news conference. Republicans and government watchdog groups say the mistake threatens the integrity of…… Read More »
The U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago has filed bribery and tax charges against a former Illinois state senator and longtime chairman of the powerful transportation committee. A two-page filing in U.S. District Court Monday says the allegations relate to former State Sen. Martin Sandoval’s support for the installation of red-light cameras. It says the Chicago…… Read More »
A 50-year-old Germantown man has died and six others including five from Centralia were injured in a three-vehicle head-on crash Saturday afternoon on State Route 161 on the Wilkin Bridge just east of Germantown. Clinton County Sheriff’s Deputies say the driver of the pickup who crossed the centerline, Michael Gebke, was airlifted from the scene…… Read More »
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to further crackdown on buildings used for drug trafficking. The ordinance would allow the Police Chief to declare a building used in the commission of a drug offense a public nuisance. That will allow the chief to secure the building and prohibit it from being occupied…… Read More »
The Centralia City Council will consider a resolution at their Monday night meeting to enter into a consulting agreement with retired City Manager Dan Ramey and Tri-County Corporation and Services. Under the agreement, Ramey will provide services involving labor negotiations, special projects such as roads, ongoing work with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency at the…… Read More »
The first night of the SIJHSAA State girls semifinals held at Rend Lake College will be Monday night with the Class M Final Four. The day begins at 6pm tonight with Aviston and Trico followed by Christopher and Vienna at 7:15. The winners will play in Friday’s championship at 7:30 and the loser will play…
Nashville’s Terry Pelczynski hits a go-ahead three-pointer with 54 seconds left as the Hornets slip past the Breese Mater Dei Knights 41-39 in Saturday’s championship game of the Nashville Invitational Tournament. The Knights knocked off Nashville 47-44 in the championship game of the Breese Mater Dei Christmas Tournament Dec. 30. Knights raced out to a…
The 69th Salem Invitational is in the books and East St Louis repeated as champs with their 61-42 win over Effingham. Salem won their consolation semifinal over Highland 64-24 to get to the trophy game against Mt Vernon who beat TF North 71-64. The Rams defeated Salem in the consolation title game 50-47. TF North…
