Benjamin Cox

1 week ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

Two Jacksonville men were arrested early Saturday morning for alleged fetanyl trafficking. Jacksonville Police officers initiated a traffic stop in the 500 block of East Morton Avenue at approximately 2:35AM Saturday. During the course of the investigation, officers called on a K-9 officer to search the vehicle. Subsequent to the investigation, officers arrested the driver of the vehicle David E.

2 weeks ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

Chapin Police Chief Steve Helmich is alerting the public to scammers specifically targeting seniors. Helmich says that scammers are hammering seniors in the tiny town, attempting to dupe them out of several thousands of dollars. He says that fraudsters are impersonating government officials and law enforcement over the phone, often frightening victims with threats of arrest or imprisonment of a loved one if they don’t send along money or reveal personal information to them.

2 weeks ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

The District 117 Early Years Program has a new principal. The District 117 Board of Education approved the hiring of Lindsay Wayne as the new Pre-K program’s principal. Wayne is a Jacksonville native, and is the daughter of the late Diane Wayne, a long-time speech and language pathologist at the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired.

2 weeks ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

An investigative report by ProPublica has revealed a shocking incident at Garrison School that occurred last month. The publication along with joint help from the Chicago Tribune over a year ago revealed the school had students arrested at the highest rate in the country, resulting in a civil rights investigation and changes in the school’s policies governing behavior.

2 weeks ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

Two individuals were arrested by Jacksonville Police after a loud disturbance at a residence in the 800 block of North Church Street early Sunday morning. Jacksonville Police were called shortly after 3:15 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 800 block of North Church for a report of a male subject trying to forcefully enter a residence. Upon arrival, one individual was treated by EMS after he reportedly was intoxicated and fell.