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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Six measles cases are confirmed in Illinois so far this year, including two new cases in Southern Illinois confirmed over the ...

Early in-person voting for the May 6 election will be extended this week. The Franklin County Board of Elections announced it will expand in-person voting hours for the week of April 28.

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 ...

EIGHT APP. NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OUT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY SHOWS A FIRE ENGULFING A HOUSE. IT HAPPENED AROUND 230 THIS AFTERNOON ON LYONS ROAD IN WAYNESBORO. MERCY DISPATCHERS SAY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND ...