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Two central Illinois men plead guilty in multi-state crimes
ILLINOIS - Two men from central Illinois who were suspected - then arrested - in a string of robberies, arsons and other crimes across several states have plead guilty in federal court. Federal...
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Feds catch up to two Belleville women accused of wire fraud, conspiracy
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT, Ill. - Two Belleville women have been charged in federal court in Southern Illinois with conspiracy and wire fraud for alleged schemes to purchase new cars...
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Texting while driving sends St. F woman into two police cars, Lawrenceville
LAWRENCEVILLE., Ill. - Two Lawrenceville police vehicles were damaged, and two officers sent to the hospital, after an allegedly DUI/texting driver from St. Francisville smacked one, causing a...
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Reader submits compelling letter: What’s with the unsolved murders in...
Here's a letter to the editor that we received late last week; it raises questions about unsolved murders - for which there is no statute of limitations, so people can still be charged - but also why...
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Several injured in two-car Hawthorne Township crash, White County
WHITE CO., Ill. - A number of people were injured - some apparently seriously - following a two-car collision in Hawthorne Township, rural White County, yesterday. White County authorities worked the...
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Illinois State Police prepare for extreme temperatures
ILLINOIS - Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce additional patrols and request the public’s cooperation when traveling on Illinois roadways in the coming days. ISP Troopers across the state...
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Arrest made in fatal crash that took the life of ISP trooper Christopher Lambert
Trooper Christopher Lambert Cook County State's Attorney's Office approves felony charges for Reckless Homicide COOK CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce the arrest of Scott A....
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FBI secretly records meeting between Madigan, developer
He mad, bro From Illinois PolicyAustin Berg The federal investigation that led to Chicago Alderman Ed Burke’s indictment also extended to the most powerful political player in the state, a new report...
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Multi-vehicle accident involves two semis, Effingham County
EFFINGHAM CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police in District 12 Effingham are still piecing together exactly how a three-vehicle collision, caused by a passenger car but involving two semis, occurred last...
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Doctoring fake letter from bankruptcy trustee gets man charged
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT, ILLINOIS - Dehavalon Cook, age 46, of Belleville, Illinois, pleaded guilty today (Tuesday, January 29) to falsifying records in a federal bankruptcy proceeding....
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HERRIN: Police report outlines activity from third week of January
HERRIN, Ill. – Here’s Herrin Police Department’s weekly arrest report for the week of January 15-21, 2019. Chester A. Hale Age 47, Colp, was arrested on Jan.15 for driving while revoked/suspended....
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Folks in bad moods dominate the Mt. Carmel Police report
MT. CARMEL, Ill. – People in bad moods dominate the Mt. Carmel city police report this past weekend, although there was one errant alleged forger in there, too. MCPD reports that on January 25, Mt....
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Grayville man sentenced in White County Court on Theft count
Andrew McKenzie WHITE CO., Ill. - A Grayville man who admitted to violation of probation that the court had previously imposed upon him was sentenced to IDOC earlier today as punishment. Andrew J....
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ISP officials rescue 21 bus passengers in subzero temps
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) officials responded to a stranded charter bus Wednesday morning in subzero temperatures. On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at approximately 6:45 a.m., ISP...
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Franklin County crim reported missing; last seen a week ago
Allen Woolard BUCKNER, Ill. - A local felon from Buckner, reported missing last week, is still missing in this bitterly cold weather, and authorities are putting out the call for folks to keep an eye...
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Another bankruptcy fraud sentencing, this one in Pulaski County
PULASKI CO., Ill. - Jessica A. Browning, 44, of Ullin (Pulaski County), has been sentenced to two years of federal probation for her convictions on two counts of bankruptcy fraud, Steven D. Weinhoeft,...
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Low amount of activity in Clay County before bitter cold set in
CLAY CO., Ill. - We might yet learn that the crims and traffic accidents took a break during this week's bitter cold, but in the days leading up to it, there wasn't a whole lot gong on in Clay County,...
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ISP announces ongoing investigation into Petersburg woman’s roadway death
PETERSBURG, Ill. - Illinois State Police have been working a case in central Illinois involving the death of a Petersburg, Illinois, woman, who was found in the roadway early this morning. Illinois...
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Woman nabbed on forgery warrant at convenience store
Priscilla Sears CARMI, Ill. - So many warrant arrests take place at Pundrake in Carmi that it's a wonder they're not yet on the public payroll. Maybe someone can make that suggestion; in the meantime,...
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Woman who caused double fatality in Gibson County, Ind., sentenced
Ashley Sanders GIBSON CO., Ind. - The young woman whose drinking and driving claimed the lives of two young Indiana men will be spending the better part of the next quarter-century thinking about it...
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