Interstate 72 News Today

MONTICELLO, Ill. (WCIA) — The replacement of a bridge going over Interstate 72 in Monticello is underway. The construction project to replace the Bridge Street overpass started on Tuesday. Over the next eight months, the existing bridge will be removed while construction crews build a new one. Access to Bridge Street will be maintained, but […]

An Illinois State Police trooper was taken to the hospital on Saturday after being hit by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 72 westbound at milepost 88.

Two people are dead after a crash on interstate 72

A lack of significant rain in west-central Illinois since late April has finally pushed Morgan County on to the list of counties experiencing drought.

After 10 years of representing Jacksonville in the General Assembly, because of redistricting, state Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer now calls Murrayville home.

Illinois Electric Cooperative has unveiled its first public electric vehicle charging station at John Wood Community Colleges Southeast Education Center.

Police, fire and other public safety reports in Jacksonville Illinois for May 20 2023

Most of the early discussion at a town hall meeting with state Rep. Randy Frese centered on the future of the abandoned Jacksonville Developmental Center.

A portion of Illinois Route 106 in Scott County closed Monday for work expected to take about seven months.

State Rep. Randy Frese is holding a town hall meeting on Monday in Jacksonville to better acquaint himself with constituents in his new district.