Williamson County News

Illinois health officials say they're investigating reports that five patients developed abscesses after receiving potentially contaminated steroid injections at a downstate clinic.

Fire crews responded to a fire in Pittsburg early Friday morning. The house is located at 16629 Pittsburg Road.

Two local groups are hoping to fill some of the emptiness the Oklahoma tornado has left behind.

A local manufacturer is making a major expansion set to bring in dozens of jobs to region.

A busy travel weekend is coming up as people head out for Memorial Day weekend. Police are already preparing extra patrols and checkpoints to keep an eye on the roads.

The first few hours after a disaster like Oklahoma are critical for emergency personnel.

Efforts during the past 7 years to bring next-generation 911 service to southern Illinois was extolled as a blueprint for others to follow as they contemplate similar migrations during a recent webinar presented by the National 911 Program Office.

Fugitive Warrant Stephen Foley, 87, of Lake Forest was arrested Thursday on a failure to appear on a warrant from Williamson County after Lake Bluff Police stopped him for seat violation, according to Lake Bluff Police reports .

Police say 50-year-old Tony Winsor lost control of his vehicle shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday on Wards Mill Road, about half-a-mile southeast of Market Road in Marion.

Crews from three departments battled a fire in Williamson County Sunday night. A passerby noticed the fire at the home on Davidson Road around 8 p.m.. When firefighters arrived, the front of the house was already covered in flames.

Joecephus Mitts Jr. says it was just past 2 a.m. Tuesday when he heard noises in the back room of his home.

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion and robbery that occurred overnight in the Village of Colp.

Williamson County authorities are investigating a home invasion in Colp. Investigators say a homeowner on Johnson Street woke up to a man in his house around 2 a.m. Tuesday.

Saturday, June 8th. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. John A. Logan College campus in Carterville.

A little rain Saturday morning didn't stop folks from coming out to the lake to enjoy some miniature boat racing.

The owner of a Carterville car dealership under investigation by state officials has been arrested.

On April 29 around 7:55 a.m. Williamson County deputies were dispatched to the Four Star Arena on Route 166, north of Creal Springs.

A Herrin man was injured Thursday in an accident on Interstate 57 in Williamson County.