Author Archives: WJBD Staff
State house passes bill to let parents decide when a child is old enough to stay home alone
Legislation passed by the House this week leaves it up to parents to decide when a child is old enough to stay home alone. Many parents may not even know state law sets a specific age at which a kid c...
Mar 04, 2022 Nithi Anand / CC
Patoka High School tops in state for excellence in helping students through financial aid process
Governor JB Pritzker is honoring Patoka High School as one of four high schools in the state for getting 100-percent of the financial aid applications completed for members of the Class of 2021. The d...
Mar 04, 2022
Washington Illinois man gets two years in prison for damaging cell door at Centralia PD
A 21-year-old Washington, Illinois man has pleaded guilty to two of seven charges pending against him in connection with a domestic disturbance that later became an altercation with Centralia Police. ...
Mar 04, 2022
Centralia man gets eight year prison term for theft of money from Charter Spectrum office
A 32-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to felony theft from Charter Spectrum. Travis Wooters of Clinmar Street admitted to...
Mar 04, 2022
Illinois Supreme Court won't order sentence in sex assault
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has declined to order a western Illinois judge to impose a sentence in a sexual assault case after he threw out the conviction at the sentencing hearing....
Mar 04, 2022
Airport 'serial stowaway' pleads guilty, gets 3-plus years
CHICAGO (AP) - A 70-year-old woman with a history of slipping past security at airports around the U.S. and sneaking onto flights has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for trespassing ...
Mar 04, 2022
Inmates leaving gangs, stripping tats for jobs, better lives
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A novel gang-cessation and jobs program at a Chicago-area jail is giving inmates a chance to escape their gang lives. They're also able to take advantage of a greater willingness ...
Mar 04, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
2 Chicago officers wounded in shooting, suspect caught
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say two Chicago police officers have been wounded in a shooting on the city's west side and the suspected gunman was captured nearby. Police say the officers were shot early...
Mar 04, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Kaine, with long COVID himself, introduces research bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly two years after getting COVID-19, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine says he still has mild symptoms. The Washington Post reports that's why Kaine joined fellow Democratic senators Edwar...
Mar 04, 2022
New Format As State Girls Tournament Continues Today
The girls state tournament opened up at Redbird Arena in Normal. It's a new format this year as all 4 classes are playing on the same weekend with 3rd place games being played the same day as semifina...
Mar 04, 2022
