BENTON, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Franklin County Highway Department announced the closure of Willis Road due to a bridge repair.

Authorities are investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a woman in Franklin County, Illinois. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, at around 10:30 p.m. on December 10 ...

The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch at 8:25 p.m. on Monday that goes until 3 a.m. on Tuesday for 23 counties in Illinois. Among those counties included in the Tornado Watch are Madison ...

THOMPSONVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) -- A traffic alert has been issued in Thompsonville. The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency reported a crash, just before 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of State ...

One person was taken to the hospital early Saturday morning after a shooting in Florence. We are giving you the First Alert to showers around today, better storm chances tomorrow. Keeping our eye ...

Six measles cases are confirmed in Illinois so far this year, including two new cases in Southern Illinois confirmed over the weekend, IDPH announced Monday. Three linked cases in Franklin ...

Four of the cases were reported in southern Illinois and two in Cook County, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. One of the new cases was confirmed in the Franklin-Williamson Bi ...

Franklin County will begin its annual repaving of select county-owned roads in mid-April. The Franklin County Commissioners approved a contract on April 15 with Kokosing Construction for about $2. ...

Earlier on Thursday afternoon, Debi Johnson, a spokesperson for the Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department, told us that the measles case is from a person from Marion. The Illinois ...