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Steven Bost MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — Murphysboro attorney Steven Bost has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to be an at-large judge in the First Judicial District. Bost will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Brad Bleyer. The appointment will take effect March 1, 2021 and end in December of 2022 when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election. Bost has served as the Chief Public Defender in Jackson County since 2019. He’s a graduate of the SIU School of Law. Previous Story

Philadelphia recently continued to show gaps in public oversight. Amid calls for the police commissioner to resign, the city’s growing murder crisis is already up 46 percent from last year’s record-setting rate. At the same time, a scandal surfaced that showed the mayor and City Council entrusted the roll out of COVID vaccines to a 22-year-old huckster with no health-care background. Furthermore, a report paid for by the City Controller’s office showed how the city failed to prepare for a constant barrage of unlawful protests following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. When lookin...

Feb. 16, 1866: The East Tennessee Union Flag reported that the Franklin Academy, located about six miles from Jonesborough, would “resume operations February 15th under the direction of W.G. Gibbs. Boarding can be had near the Academy at $3 per week.” “Tuition fee ranging from $7 to $15, and payable at the close of the five month session.” Jonesborough was spelled that way in 1866. Three dollars in 1866 is now worth about $49.15. Seven dollars is currently worth about $114.67, and $15.00 is worth about $246.00. (Source: www.in2013dollars.com) Feb. 16, 1888: According to Th...

UNION COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Anna attorney Tim Denny has been appointed Resident Circuit Judge for Union County in the First Judicial District. Denny will fill the vacancy created by the election of Mark Boie to the Fifth District Appellate Court. The appointment takes effect March 1, 2021. Previous Story

The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the appointment of a local attorney as a Resident Circuit Judge for Union County in the First Judicial Circuit. Union County native Tim Denny is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the election of Judge Mark Boie to the Fifth District Appellate Court in November. The appointment takes effect on March 1 and will conclude on December 5, 2022, when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election. Denny has worked in private practice for over 15 years, most recently as the owner of the Law Office of Tim Denny, LLC....