Williamson County News

A Williamson County family will have a place to call home thanks to John A. Logan College.

Four local businesses have been cited for selling booze to minors. Bill's Liquors in Marion Arnold's in Royalton East Main Market in West Frankfort West Frankfort Gas All failed to check the age of the buyer.

Hundreds of people in southern Illinois are now protected from the H1N1 virus. The first of several scheduled clinics took place Friday morning.

A 29-year-old man from Herrin in southern Illinois has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend's toddler in 2006.

Gov. Pat Quinn says he doesn't expect politics to get in the way of his plan to borrow about $900 million so the state has cash to pay its bills.

A transgender woman who police say pretended to be a 15-year-old boy and tried to enroll at a southern Illinois high school says she isn't guilty of felony disorderly conduct.

The number of flights from Marion to St. Louis will soon triple. The U-S Department of Transportation has hired "Cape Air" as the airport's new commercial carrier.

Cape Air has been confirmed as the air carrier for the Williamson County Regional Airport, according to the Department Transportation.

Three unoccupied mobile homes were illegally set ablaze in a trailer park outside Carbondale Sunday morning and burned until firefighters were called and doused the flames in the early evening, according to neighborhood residents.

Two Perryville residents were among four persons hurt in a traffic crash Saturday on Illinois Route 13 in Williamson County, Illinois.

Four Marion men are behind bars, charged with residential burglary for two burglaries in the Campbell Hill/Ava area.

FBI officials are now aware of a website that alleges 24-year-old Jack Kaiser may have been involved in cyber crimes.

If you have any old electronic equipment around the house here's your chance to clear out the clutter.

The Williamson County state's attorney has filed a charge against a Marion police officer.

Jennifer Keener lost her daughter six years ago. Now, thanks to a clerical error, she is losing her chance to sue the people she holds responsible.

One of the largest construction projects in the state is set to start soon in Williamson County.

A former Johnston City police chief plans to run for Williamson County Sheriff. Democrat Bennie Vick announced his candidacy this morning in Johnston City.

Roller Derby is making a comeback. A major motion picture featuring the sport opens in theaters Friday, but you don't just have to go to the movies to get your roller derby fix.

When the Williamson County Pavilion opened it's doors five years ago, it was touted as a tourism booster for the city of Marion.

Illinois State Police arrested a city officer for "actions relating to the officer's official conduct as a police officer," according to a news release sent out by the Marion Police Department.