Trump “Hush” Payment to Stormy Daniels Likely Does Not Violate Election Law
From JustiaSamuel Estreicher and David Moosmann Posted in: Election Law With the December 2018 sentencing of Michael Cohen—President Trump’s long-time personal lawyer and “fixer”—has come a renewed...
View ArticleWalmart warrant: Carmi woman taken into custody in-store
Heathere Bond CARMI, Ill. - A Carmi woman was taken into custody in an early-morning arrest yesterday in an unusual venue: Walmart. Carmi police made the arrest of Heather Bond, 35, of an address on...
View ArticleAlorton Mayor Jo Ann Reed appeared in Court for Hearing on Felony Charges
By jmkraft on January 3, 2019 Jo Ann Reed BELLEVILLE, Ill. (ECWd) – Alorton Mayor Jo Ann Reed made an appearance at the Hearing scheduled today on her charges related to vote buying, disregard...
View ArticleOLD SHAWNEETOWN: Stabbing reported at riverside bar
OLD SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. - A stabbing has been reported at a bar in Old Shawneetown. The incident occurred a bit earlier this evening, Saturday, January 5. The location of the incident is being reported...
View ArticleHoffman woman seriously injured in collision at Salem school
MARION CO., Ill. - A rear-end collision yesterday in front of Raccoon School in Salem sent a woman from Hoffman to Salem Township Hospital with serious injuries, and the collision injured her two kids...
View ArticleSALINE COUNTY: Dropped e-cig causes distracted driving crash; one injured
SALINE CO., Ill. - A dropped e-cigarette is being blamed for a distracted driving incident this afternoon that sent one man to an area hospital after a two-vehicle collision on U.S. 45. The incident...
View ArticleStabbing in Shawneetown clarified
SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. - The incident that occurred last night (Saturday, January 5) Gallatin County has been clarified. A source in Old Town has clarified that a stabbing did indeed take place, but not in...
View ArticleSALINE COUNTY: Tractor driver dies of injuries from Sunday accident
SALINE CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police in District 19 have updated information from the earlier report about a semi-v-tractor accident on U.S. Highway 45 in Muddy. ISP reports that Ray Bowles, 60 of...
View ArticleSALINE COUNTY: Hathaway’s robbed at gunpoint Sunday; authorities looking for...
Screencap of vid showing the single perp, armed with a rifle SALINE CO., Ill. - What appears to have been a brazen robbery at rifle-point occurred yesterday (Sunday, January 6) at Hathaway's, a...
View ArticleOil spill throughout White County handled Saturday morning
WHITE CO., Ill. - White County Sheriff's authorities had to call out the county highway engineer Saturday after an oil spill made a mess on highways and roads literally across the county. Deputy Randy...
View ArticleMan accused of threatening to shoot up school in court Monday
Treston Miller, disrupting the city council meeting in January 2018 WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - A Marion guy who allegedly made reckless remarks on the now-defunct septic tank of a website, topix.com, was...
View ArticleAnother accused baby-batterer tries the “I blacked out” excuse; is jailed and...
Tyler Blankenship WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Apparently, at least in Williamson County, a popular excuse for allegedly battering your own child is becoming "I-blacked-out." Others have tried it and so...
View ArticleEldorado teen boys recovering after traffic crash in front of McDonald’s
ELDORADO, Ill. -- Three Eldorado teens involved in a weekend traffic crash are said to be recovering from injuries sustained in the wreck, which occurred right in front of McDonald's in Eldorado....
View ArticleCar goes airborne outside Toledo; driver killed in crash
CUMBERLAND CO., Ill. - A Greenup woman was killed in a single-car accident yesterday evening after her car went off the road and became airborne. Illinois State Police in District 12 Effingham report...
View ArticleOpportunistic battery in Crossville, or intentional…? Cops investigate
CROSSVILLE, Ill. - White County Sheriff's authorities investigated a home invasion with battery this weekend that occurred in the village of Crossville. White County Sheriff's authorities report that...
View ArticleMarion City Police deal with repeaters in first week of January
MARION, Ill. – Marion City Police have released reports for the first full week of January, and if you feel like you’re seeing a lot of repeat names here….you’re right. You are. Here’s the report....
View ArticleMeth possession charged after Flora traffic stop
Large amount of currency seized; K9 officer credited with dope allegedly found Ethan K. Doud FLORA, Ill. - Flora police were on the ball when they stopped a guy on a traffic offense and were rewarded...
View ArticleAG Madigan joins coalition calling on court to overturn rollback of...
Amicus Brief Supports Lawsuit Seeking a Preliminary Injunction of the Final Rules ILLINOIS - Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in a...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY: January full board meeting coming up Thursday
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - As a public service, we bring you the Richland County full county board meeting agenda for its next date, Thursday, January 10, 2019. Prior to the full board meeting, a Finance...
View ArticleMarion man gets several years on drug delivery, theft charges
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon Zanotti has been busy with sentencing of convicts in his county, including the following. Zanotti said that on January 4, 2019, a...
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