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Walk-away escapee Jared Carter sentenced to 11 years in prison
CRAWFORD CO., Ill.—Jared Carter has been sentenced to serve an additional 11 years behind bars for his walk away escape from the grounds of Robinson Correctional Center on August 30, 2013. Jared...
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WESTALL GETS 30 YEARS DOC ON SOLICITATION CHARGE IN UNCLE’S DEATH
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.—In what will effectively be a “natural life” sentence, the woman who orchestrated the murder of Bob Westall two years ago this month is being sent to DOC on a sentence that will keep...
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SHERIFF’S CANDIDATE DIES
JOHNSON CO., Ill.—The Democrat candidate for sheriff in Johnson County has died. Jay Merchant, 57, running unopposed on the Primary ticket, was set to face the Republican candidate, Charles Haner, this...
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PARANOIA SETS IN AS MARION’S PICK FOR POLICE CHIEF IS PENDING
MARION, Ill.—Let it not be said that while we civilians have a certain amount of paranoia about the ever-increasingly-paramilitarized cops in our region who kind of make their own rules as they go...
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Forgetful Washington dad leaves baby girl in parked car for 8 hours
BY PHILIP CAULFIELD NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, March 21, 2014, 8:40 AMCops in Seattle were forced to break into a car on Thursday night to rescue a baby who’d been left in her car seat for more than...
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Alleged teen cop killers likely turned gun on selves, police say
By Vivian Kuo, CNN updated 4:35 PM EDT Wed March 26, 2014(CNN) – It’s perhaps the unanswered questions after Brandon Goode’s death that will haunt his parents the most. “Words do not exist to express...
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Obama to propose ending NSA bulk collection of phone records: official
Roberta Rampton Reuters 10:53 p.m. CDT March 24, 2014 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress to end the bulk collection and storage of phone records by the National...
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Florissant driver smashed into pole while drunk with 4 kids in car, police say
By Susan Weich March 24, 2014 STL LINCOLN COUNTY • A Florissant woman was arrested Friday after police say she was driving drunk and smashed into a utility pole while she had four young children in...
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Illinois governor proposes making income tax hike permanent
ASSOCIATED PRESS March 27, 2014 STL Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his annual budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol March 26,...
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Rand Paul takes another step towards White House run
Posted by CNN Political Editor Paul Steinhauser March 27, 2014 Washington (CNN) - Rand Paul has long been very open about his ambitions for higher office, telling CNN as early as November 2012, just...
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Nightly NewsCap: Ang tears public officials a new one in AUDIO!
Here’s my beautiful bride Angela who tonight would make Stephen King’s character “Rae Flowers” from the movie version of “The Stand” intensely proud, rounding up the headlines and a little more for the...
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TWO ARRESTED DURING PROTEST AT ROCKY BRANCH, SALINE COUNTY
Photo courtesy of Shawnee Hills and Hollers SALINE CO., Ill. – Two young individuals were arrested this morning in Cottage Township as a result of protests against the closure of Rocky Branch Road...
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FOLLOW-UP: OUTCOME OF BREAK-IN AT ROSICLARE DOLLAR GENERAL
ROSICLARE, Ill.—In an article out of Hardin County that was left behind in the massive coverage of the discovery of Chrissy Williams last week, we’ve learned about the follow up of the Rosiclare Dollar...
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Jessica Dutro, Oregon Mom, Allegedly Killed Son Because She Thought He Was Gay
Posted: 03/27/2014 5:03 pm EDT Updated: 03/27/2014 5:59 pm EDT HuffingtonPost An Oregon mother is facing murder charges after allegedly subjecting her 4-year-old son to deadly beatings because she...
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10 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST COMBINED LOCAL AND STATEWIDE SALES TAX
03/27/2014 Caitlin Wilson Reboot Illinois The Tax Foundation released a report comparing combined statewide and local sales tax rates in the states that have them, plus the District of Columbia. Based...
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THREE ARRESTED IN LAWRENCE IN CONNECTION WITH KNOX COUNTY FIRE
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.—Three people have been taken to the Lawrence County sheriff’s department in the wake of an incident this morning in Knox County that ended across the river in Lawrence. According to...
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ILLINOIS BILLS LOOK TO DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA
ILLINOIS—Yes, there are a couple of bills right now in the Illinois legislature set to decriminalize marijuana…and they’ve passed the House Restorative Justice Committee. As outlined in this link,...
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Should moms of ‘drug babies’ face charges?
By Amanda Sloane updated 3:33 PM EDT, Thu March 27, 2014 HLNTVAll newborns cry, that’s just a fact of life. But parents can usually diagnose and fix the problem: Is it a dirty diaper? Is the baby...
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Penn. Man Gave Heroin To Teen Sister So She’d Know How Bad It Is: Cops
By David Moye Posted: 03/28/2014 2:41 pm EDT Updated: 03/28/2014 2:45 pm EDT A Pennsylvania man’s alleged and ill-conceived attempt to keep his teenage sister off drugs has backfired in multiple ways....
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WHERE ARE ILLINOIS’ HEALTHIEST COUNTIES?
03/27/2014 Lily Oberman Reboot Illinois County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute,...
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