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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Tuesday arrested 27 year old Tyler Sparks of Lawrenceville for Failure to Appear (Review). He was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and released with a

25 year old Brody Murbarger of Evansville was back in court Monday. The former Fairfield resident was charged with 3 counts of First Degree Murder, 2 Class X Illinois Felony counts of Home Invasion

The Vincennes City Council is throwing it’s support behind a new study of housing. The Knox County Development Corporation has commisioned a study of the housing situation in the city and

109th District Republican State Representative Darren Bailey has been released from the hospital. In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, Bailey indicated that he left Memorial Hospital in Springfield

The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported 4,779 confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus across the state with 53 additional deaths. Overall since the pandemic began, there have

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has announced that more than $275 million in close to 9,000 emergency assistance grants have been made to small businesses across the

109th District Republican State Representative Darren Bailey is in the hospital. He collapsed Sunday during the Illinois House session on the floor of the Bank of Springfield Center. reports say he

New 15th District Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller has issued a statement on her remarks made last week at the Moms for America event in Washington D.C. She apologized for making the remark

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that there were 20,705 new cases of coronavirus across the state this past weekend Friday through Sunday with 302 additional deaths. Those totals

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Sunday arrested 38 year old Bradley Heath of Lawrenceville on charges of Domestic Battery and Aggravated Domestic Battery. No other arrest details were given