SENATE VOTE PUTS CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS AMENDMENT ON NOVEMBER BALLOT
Amendment Supported by Madigan, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Would Strengthen Protections for Violent Crime Victims SPRINGFIELD—Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that today, during...
View ArticleVENDING MACHINE BREAK-INS IN POTENTIALLY SIX COUNTIES
Here is a picture of the male and the vehicle used in the break-ins. CRAWFORD CO.–There have been several break-ins to vending machines throughout the Crawford County area as of early this morning...
View ArticleATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN: HOUSE APPROVES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT LOW WAGE WORKERS
SPRINGFIELD—Attorney General Lisa Madigan today praised House lawmakers for passing legislation that puts in place protections for low wage workers who receive their wages on a payroll card, an...
View Article$500,000 bond set for northern Illinois man accused of killing a 14-year-old...
journaltimes.com By Kristen Zambo Posted April 10, 2014 Photo by Scott Anderson RACINE — A northern Illinois man shuffled into a basement-level courtroom on Wednesday, his head turned down, before...
View ArticleATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN: BILL PASSES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EMERGENCY...
House Bill 5892 Would Better Protect Children from Deadly Allergic Reactions SPRINGFIELD—Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that House lawmakers unanimously voted to expand access to...
View ArticleFOOT CHASE BY POLICE REPORTED BY CROSSVILLE RESIDENTS
CROSSVILLE, Ill.—A foot chase by police was reported in the little village of Crossville shortly after 7 p.m. this evening. Shot moments after a man ran past the location, followed by police on foot, a...
View ArticleCelebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Celebrates Progress and Honors Law Enforcement Officers April 6, 2014, marked the beginning of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Tonight, members of local, state,...
View ArticleLAWRENCEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ON SOFT LOCKDOWN
LAWRENCE CO.–According to the unit 20 school district the Lawrenceville High School is currently on a soft lockdown. The soft lockdown started at approximately 10:45 a.m. this morning (April 11,...
View ArticleMAN FLEES VEHICLE ON FOOT IN CROSSVILLE; WARRANT ISSUED
CROSSVILLE–Last night (April 10, 2014) a little before 7 p.m., a man fled from a vehicle in the village of Crossville in White County. Sheriff Doug Maier said that the incident began after a vehicle...
View ArticleSCHOOL THREAT IN LAWRENCE MAY HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY KID WITH PRIOR RECORD OF...
LAWRENCE CO.—Disclosure has learned that the “soft lockdown” at schools within Lawrence County may have been prompted by kids inspired by a boy who was removed from the school system late last year...
View Article3 people in St. Louis County accused of receiving drugs through the mail
By Jesse Bogan April 11, 2014 STL CLAYTON • In what authorities say has become an increasingly common way to move drugs, three people were recently charged in St. Louis County for receiving marijuana...
View ArticleWHAT’S A LIVING WAGE WHERE YOU LIVE?
04/11/2014 Matt Dietrich Debate over the minimum wage is all the rage at the moment at both the federal and state levels. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has made raising Illinois’ minimum wage from $8.25 an...
View ArticleSHOULD CHICAGO HAVE A CITY INCOME TAX? A COLUMNIST SUGGESTS THAT, PLUS...
04/9/2014 Brendan Bond John Cullerton has a confession to make. He likes Illinois. That’s what the Senate President said in an op-ed he wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times. And, despite accusations being...
View ArticlePETCOKE BILL ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ILLINOIS DAMAGING ITS BUSINESS CLIMATE
04/11/2014 Mark Denzler One-size-fits-all regulations seldom accomplish exactly what’s intended and often result in unintended harm. That is exactly the case with Springfield’s consideration of new...
View ArticleMilitias Are On Route to Help Cliven Bundy – Face Off With Feds: Will this be...
Kim Paxton April 10, 2014 An area just outside of the little town of Bunkerville, Nevada, with a population of around a thousand people, may go down in history. This little spot in the desert may be...
View ArticleIllinois man charged with entering home, raping 4-year-old
ByCRIMESIDER STAFF CBS NEWS/AP April 11, 2014, 12:32 PM CALUMET PARK, Ill. - Demetrio Campbell, a suburban Chicago man, is charged with raping a 4-year-old girl in a Calumet Park home while others were...
View ArticleCourt jails Italian lover over noisy sex
Published: 09 Apr 2014 08:39 GMT+02:00 Updated: 09 Apr 2014 08:39 GMT+02:00 The 12 angry neighbours were so exasperated by the couple’s loud sex that they filed a civil case against the 42-year-old...
View ArticleArmy goes to war with National Guard, seizes Apache attack helicopters
By Douglas Ernst The Washington Times Wednesday, April 9, 2014 The National Guard is following a direct order — but it’s not happy with it. All of the Guard’s AH-64 Apache helicopters are scheduled...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: A busy news day in the area, brought to you in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi bringing you today’s big articles in audio with tonight’s Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Friday, April 11, 2014! Topics covered include: More gunplay in Carbondale, with one person...
View ArticleDID CPD DELIBERATELY LIE ABOUT STUDENT’S INJURIES?
CARBONDALE, Ill.—It appears Carbondale police have been doing damage control AGAIN. The latest faux pas has come in the form of a shooting that occurred early yesterday morning (Friday, April 11, 2014)...
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