Most quit during the long investigation into fraud in the federal Paycheck Protection Program, a COVID-19 relief plan. A PACE bus driver used her PPP cash to fix her house.

EDWARDS CO., Ill. (WFIE) - Law enforcement agencies are currently investigating an explosion in Edwards County. That’s according to a sheriff’s office employee, who says it was called in around 2:30 p.m. We’re told it happened somewhere between Grayville and Albion. At this time, deputies say Route 130 is completely shut down due to the explosion.

Joseph Czuba, the landlord who was convicted of murdering Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, and attacking his mother in a 2023 hate crime, has died.

Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez faces several charges for allegedly hiding Megan Bos' body. None of those charges rose to the level of severity to warrant detainment in Illinois.

Illinois lawmakers now earn the fourth highest pay rate in the country at $128,000 annually, or more than double the national average.

The following items are prohibited everywhere on the State Fairgrounds, according to the fair website: Weapons (including but not limited to knives, pepper spray, stun guns, brass knuckles, batons, bats and any other item deemed a weapon or safety risk by security personnel or law enforcement)

The Oak Forest Fire Department said they were called for an overturned crane with someone trapped inside at the Oak Forest Hospital grounds around 8:36 a.m.