The last of the men accused of setting the 2024 fire at the Rock Island Livestock Auction Barn pleaded guilty after negotiations with prosecutors. The fire, on Feb. 24, 2024, engulfed the facility at ...

JERSEYVILLE — Former Jersey County treasurer Katie M. Abbey was charged Friday with stealing more than $10,000 from the county from August 2023 to October 2024. Abbey was elected in 2022 and took a ...

A Williamson County, Ill. man is accused of hitting and choking a 14-year-old boy.