Skip to content
1 min left · finish 11:03 AM
Email
I
Wheaton Current
Illini CurrentWheaton: DuPage County seat, college town charm
Good morning, Columbus☀️48°F · Clear
GovernmentSchoolsCommunityBusinessSportsReal EstateTechnologyDiningArtsHealthSearchSaved

Advertisement · Why this ad?

  1. Home
  2. /Community
  3. /Manhunt for Jacob Morley: Ex-guard describes working conditions at TN prison
Community

Manhunt for Jacob Morley: Ex-guard describes working conditions at TN prison

Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson
Reporter · Chicago, IL

Mark Thompson has spent over a decade highlighting community stories across Chicago. He graduated from Northwestern University and has contributed to various local outlets, including Chicago Reader, focusing on grassroots initiatives and neighborhood developments.

More from Mark →
Reporter · Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:42 AM · 1 min read
Text size
Typeface
Line spacing
Theme
Focus mode
Email
Manhunt for Jacob Morley: Ex-guard describes working conditions at TN prison — Wheaton Community news

Jacob MorleSecurity footage showed that he breached the perimeter fence and left the facility in his TDOC uniform. y, 28, escaped Sunday night from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, where he was serving a life sentence for a 2022 murder.

Up nextCold frontal passage to bring unceremonious end to unseasonable 70-degree warmthCommunity · 1 min read

More Community stories

Cold frontal passage to bring unceremonious end to unseasonable 70-degree warmth — WGN 9 (Chicago)
Community

Cold frontal passage to bring unceremonious end to unseasonable 70-degree warmth

By Mark Thompson

Architectural firm proposes new domed stadium for Chicago Bears in Bridgeport — WGN 9 (Chicago)
Community

Architectural firm proposes new domed stadium for Chicago Bears in Bridgeport

By Mark Thompson

A look inside V. Formusa Foods and its famous giardiniera — WGN 9 (Chicago)
Community

A look inside V. Formusa Foods and its famous giardiniera

By Keisha Patel

Suburban man jailed for threatening cop, while on pre-trial for threatening cop — WGN 9 (Chicago)
Community

Suburban man jailed for threatening cop, while on pre-trial for threatening cop

By Mark Thompson

Also covering Illinois

SchaumburgBarringtonSt. CharlesGenevaBatavia
I

Wheaton Current

Part of the Illini Current Network

Wheaton: DuPage County seat, college town charm. Hyper-local community news covering 40 Illinois cities.

Sections

GovernmentSchoolsCommunityBusinessSportsReal Estate

Latest Stories

Chicago Haunt Builders bring scares to homes & yards across Chicago suburbs for HalloweenMorrison volleyball finishes 17-18-1 after loss to Newark: Wednesday’s Sauk Valley RoundupBrewers beat the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series title in franchise history14-year-old student charged with bringing loaded gun to high school in Yorkville, officials say Chicago police respond to CTA Blue Line station after person critically injured in stabbing: CFD

About

Illini Current publishes independent community news across Illinois. Local reporters. Non-partisan. Community-first.

RSS FeedNetwork Directory

© 2026 Illini Current — illinicurrent.com

PrivacyTerms

A product of Edina Automation LLC

You're offline — showing the last loaded page
HomeSearchSaved