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Jussie Smollett
Crime
1 year ago
Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned

Smollett, who is Black and gay, told police in January 2019 that two men assaulted him in his downtown Chicago neighborhood, spouting slurs, tossing a noose around his neck, and yelling that he was in “MAGA country.”

George (Bugsy)Richards Jr.
Obituaries
1 year ago
George (Bugsy) Richards Jr.

George (Bugsy)Richards Jr. 65, departed this life on November 19, 2024, at Arcadia on […]

Ellen A. Banaitis
Obituaries
1 year ago
Ellen A. Banaitis

  Ellen A. Banaitis, 92, of Chatham, died on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at […]

Mary “June” Kendall
Obituaries
1 year ago
Mary “June” Kendall

Mary “June” Kendall, 87, of Chatham, IL, passed away at 2:41 p.m. on Monday, […]

Crime
1 year ago
Springfield woman indicted on first-degree murder charges for 2019 shooting

Police say the murder investigation required extensive department resources and involved collaboration with federal and state agencies.

Education
1 year ago
Linda McMahon: From WWE to Trump Cabinet

Statehouse reaction to Trump education pick

Music 103.7 WDBR
1 year ago
WDBR TOP 5: Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have the biggest hit in the Capital City

Myles Smith’s “Stargazing” joins the Top 5 this week.

Lanphier High School sign
Crime
1 year ago
Two Lanphier High School students arrested after lunchroom fight, officer used taser to break up altercation

The two teens engaged in the physical altercation failed to stop after multiple commands from the officer.