Carthage IL Police Department

09/24/2026

Over the last several weeks, we have been updating our Business Emergency Contact Forms to collect information from your business in case of an emergency or after hour issues (police, fire, EMS, dispatch).
If you have a business in Carthage & have not been contacted recently or need to make changes, please stop into City Hall to complete a form or we can email one to you. You can DM us your email address. Thanks!

09/21/2026

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The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) is dedicated to remembering all law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty.

09/21/2026

Please help if you can! 🐶💕🐱

09/19/2026

09/19/2026

They’re coming! We see a lot hit on the roads in southern Illinois. Please drive safe!

Armadillos are expanding into new parts of the Midwest, and they keep pushing farther north. Nine-banded armadillos have been moving north and east for more than a century, and they’re now established across Missouri, southern Iowa, parts of Kansas and Illinois, with sightings continuing to climb in Indiana.

Now researchers have documented one near the Indiana-Ohio line, suggesting their range may still be growing. Cold winters are still the biggest thing holding them back, but if the trend continues, armadillos could become a much more common sight across the Midwest.

— Stephen Ziegler
Outdoor writer | Rack Junkies Podcast

09/19/2026

Let’s go, Bluegirls! 💙🥎🤍

09/19/2026

Good luck tomorrow, CMS Bluegirls! 💙🥎🤍

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