The events calendar in Jefferson County traditionally begins in June. But tradition is dull, and wintertime can be fun, too. So these days, the events season kicks off when Skijoring the Big Rock ...

MT. VERNON, Ill. (WSIL) — UPDATE: 2:42 p.m. -- Three people were arrested in connection to an investigation into a homicide ...

Due to dry and windy conditions, officials across the Heartland are issuing burn bans.Area law enforcement agencies and fire ...

A southern Illinois district judge sentenced a St. Louis man to 145 months in federal prison for his involvement in a vehicle sale scheme using fake cashier’s checks and targeting victims in Madison, ...

Vernon Police Department/Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office High Risk ... Laura Lee Beneway, 60 of Bonnie, IL – Charged with two counts of 1st degree murder involving a forcible felony (robbery ...

Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate who trails by just 734 votes, is seeking to have some 65,000 votes he claims are invalid thrown out from the November contest.

Turnout will matter, which is why Illinois Democrats have for weeks been traveling by bus each weekend to knock on doors. And ...

Judge rules he's not a danger after the wanted man had been showing up regularly at court on another case before his arrest.

A Cook County judge on Monday ordered a 15-year-old boy held pending trial in the killing of a 16-year-old girl found beaten ...

The state's attorney in Lake County, Ill., says residents are safer because of its use of "Firearm Restraining Orders," or FROs. This morning we're Cooking with Fire at the Grayslake Fire ...

Rockford Democrat Karen Hoffman is defending her seat on City Council as political consultant Jason Leviskas runs as an ...

Two Alton residents were charged with multiple felonies after allegedly interfering with police during a disturbance ...