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Pedestrian and motorist safety around trains and railroad tracks will be the focus of Illinois Rail Safety Week this week. The Illinois Association of Police Chiefs announced that the fifth

A Princeton Indiana man was charged by State Police after driving under the influence with his daughter. Sunday night a 1999 Pontiac whose driver was 43 year old Bradley Beadles was stopped for

A male subject was injured after a shooting late last week in Mt Carmel in neighboring Wabash County. Both the Wabash County Sheriffs Department and Mt Carmel Police were summoned Friday afternoon

One man was killed Sunday in an All-Terrain Vehicle accident in the Clark County Illinois city of Martinsville. Illinois State Police say that a 2017 ATV being driven by 72 year old Fred Hain of

Two wanted Bridgeport residents were picked up Saturday on arrest warrants from out of county. 61 year old Dana Singley was arrested by the Lawrence County Sheriffs Department and 34 year old David

The Illinois unemployment rate hit a historic low in August. The Department of Employment Security reports that the jobless rate during the month came in at 4.3% down from 4.2% in July. That is the

Officials with Knox County Water announced Friday that its water distribution lines are now clear after some dirty water was experienced by customers. The utility which services areas of rural Knox

Lawrenceville Police Friday arrested a Lawrenceville man on multiple charges. Taken into custody was 26 year old Andrew Knepp. He was preliminarily charged with Aggravated Driving While License

A Vincennes man has been taken into custody on a warrant for Child Molestation. Reports indicate that Millfred Wallace was arrested this week on the warrant issued out of Knox County Circuit Court.

Authorities investigating the fatal shooting of a Vincennes man this week say the autopsy results on the victim remain pending. 23 year old Drew Roach was found dead early Wednesday at a