Benton News

Two southern Illinois women face charges of endangering the welfare of two children.

A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on February 2, 2010, KENNETH LEWIS GORDON, age 27, of Carterville, Illinois, was named in a one-count indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Benton, Illinois.

The Rend Lake College Thespian's are hosting a free Comedy Improv Night at Thursday, Feb.

A crash on Interstate 57 injures two people Friday night. According to the Illinois State Police, Wesley Sargent of Benton, Illinois was driving south on I-57 when he lost control of his truck in the snow.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com BENTON - The Rend Lake Conservancy District is $33,000 better than anticipated by its budget, and expects to end the fiscal year in April with about $83,000 more than anticipated.

Share + Jan 26, 2010 8:58 am US/Central WEST CITY, Ill. A Roman Catholic priest is accused of shoplifting butter and a sofa cover at a Wal-Mart in southern Illinois.

There are certain times in every students life that are important and memorable.

The Zion-Benton Public Library District received a $30,000 grant for a "Geek the Library" program which is a marketing campaign designed to support libraries.

Leslie Jones, who dug up thousands of prehistoric Native American archeological artifacts from the Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge in deep Southern Illinois, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court here to 30 days in prison and 500 hours of community service.

For the third year, The Big Read is coming to the area, as Rend Lake College launches the program Feb.

BENTON, Ill. -- An Army veteran admitted in federal court Friday that he threatened a shooting rampage last year at a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital when he vowed to "fill that place with lead." Mark Harmon, 29, pleaded guilty to a count of attempted possession of a firearm on federal property with the intent to commit a crime.

Eds: APNewsNow. By JIM SUHR Associated Press Writer BENTON, Ill. An Army veteran has pleaded guilty to threatening a shooting rampage at a Veterans Affairs hospital in the southern Illinois community of Marion.

BENTON, Ill. -- An expected resolution to a dispute over a boy allegedly hidden by his mother, often in a crawl space behind a wall, short-circuited when the woman's attorney abruptly walked off the case, calling her client "very hostile" while questioning her mental fitness.

Oregon Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Traveling Across State Lines to Have Sexual Contact with Minor A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on January 7, 2010, PAUL R. BRADLEY, age 53, of Clackamas, Oregon, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton, Illinois.

BENTON, IL There is yet another delay in a custody battle involving a boy allegedly hidden inside a home for nearly two years.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com BENTON - The Rend Lake Conservancy District will be pursuing court action against the city of Sesser to receive back payments that have not been paid for water.

Community Health Center La Clinica will have to repay about $500,000 it overcharged Benton and Franklin counties.

BENTON – A southern Illinois judge said the hiding of a boy for nearly 2 years in his grandmother's home during a custody dispute amounts to neglect.

Four businesses in southern Illinois have been cited for violating liquor control laws.

An investigator says 1 of 2 suspects in a double killing last month in southern Illinois left an apologetic note at the crime scene.