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POLICE CHIEF STATES LITTERING LAW WILL BE USED FOR PROBABLE CAUSE TO SEARCH
** MARION, Ill.—In what is probably one of the most telling comments of how some law enforcement officers run their operations, Marion’s chief of police has once again stepped in it up to his sizable...
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COP’S SON—AND THE COP—ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN IN BARROOM BRAWL
** LAWRENCE CO.—Sources in Lawrence County advised us this morning that quite a stir was occurring Friday night at The Townehouse in Lawrenceville, and there’s a kind of wait-and-see attitude as...
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY ALERTS PUBLIC TO JUVENILE RUNAWAY: UPDATE!!
** It was reported at 4 p.m. today (Tuesday, December 17, 2013) that Barbara Baker has been located, safe and sound, at a residence in Marion. Sheriff Bennie Vick would like to thank the public for...
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ARRESTS MADE IN THE CASE OF BODY FOUND IN JASPER COUNTY
** EFFINGHAM/JASPER COs., Ill.—One of the bodies found near the Embarrass River outside of Newton has lead to a murder investigation which has resulted in the arrests of three individuals. While...
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DARNELL FIRED AS POLICE CHIEF IN ST. FRANCISVILLE
** LAWRENCE CO.—The word Lawrence County has been waiting to hear for more than a decade has come down: Billy Darnell is no longer chief of police. The information came to us at about 5 p.m. today,...
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SMITH IS OUT AS HARRISBURG SUPERINTENDENT
** HARRISBURG, Ill.—Following much acrimony and contentions with the Harrisburg Schools Board of Education, Harrisburg Superintendent Dennis Smith is out as superintendent. The word just reached...
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Nightly NewsCap: Lyndi returns to gather up the headlines form the past 24...
Here’s Lyndi back again with a Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Your Nightly NewsCap is being brought to you by Bottle Junction in Newton! Topics covered include: Missing...
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We’re beginning to think there’s something in Wayne County that makes good...
** WAYNE CO.—Illinois State Police worked yet another vehicle crash with injuries in Wayne County, this one Tuesday, December 17, 2013. The crash occurred at 5:34 p.m. on U.S. 45, 50 feet South of...
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ANOTHER SHOOTING IN CARBONDALE REPORTED
** CARBONDALE—There’s been another shooting reported in Carbondale, this one occurring yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, December 17, 2013). The shooting was reported at about 3:40 p.m., and was again...
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MADIGAN, ATTORNEYS GENERAL CALL ON CONGRESS TO FUND HUMAN TRAFFICKING...
** Chicago – Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday (Tuesday, December 17, 2013) joined with her counterparts across the country to urge Congress to fund the Trafficking Victims Protection...
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INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE AT FLORA HIGH SCHOOL DUE TO A COUPLE OF ISSUES
** FLORA, Ill.—Parents concerned about increased law enforcement presence at Flora High School can be put at ease, as it was a situation of a little bit of over-response. Police Chief John Nicholson...
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JUDGE CITES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN DECLARING POLYGAMY BAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
** by KEN KLUKOWSKI 14 Dec 2013 http://www.breitbart.com In a game-changer for the legal fight over same-sex marriage that gives credence to opponents’ “slippery slope” arguments, a federal judge has...
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TYPO GODS: WE BUST OURSELVES OUT, SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO!
** While processing the papers for mailing this morning here in Harrisburg, we noticed a typo on the FRONT PAGE, of all places…in the cutline for the “BATTERY CHARGED” article, auto-correct got us on...
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More kids dying under Illinois DCFS watch
** By Sun-Times November 15, 2013 1:00 am By Chris Fusco, Tony Arnold and Monifa Thomas Photo credit: collage by Sun-Times from submitted photos About a month before 3-year-old Gina Presley died, her...
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BIG JIM TAKES A PLEA IN DUI CASE
** SALINE CO.—One of the area’s most notorious figures has entered a plea in his 2010 DUI case. Craycray Jimbo and friend “Crazy” Jim Watson, 68, scheduled for a jury trial to begin today in his June...
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CHILD MOLESTER GETS PROBATION AFTER FAMILY LIES ABOUT HER WHEREABOUTS
** WHITE CO., Ill.—A teen child sex offender has received a short probation stint after, witnesses say, her family members lied about her whereabouts today in court. Tyler Nicole Tracy (TNT) Wolf,...
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Nightly NewsCap: Lyndi has the headline roundup! [AUDIO]
** Lyndi’s back again with another Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Wednesday, December 18, 2013! Your Nightly NewsCap is being brought to you by Bottle Junction of Newton! Topics covered include:...
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MADIGAN: $2.1 BILLION SETTLEMENT WITH SIXTH MORTGAGE SERVICER OVER...
** Ocwen Financial Must Provide Principal Reductions, Cash Payments to Borrowers & Ensure Fundamental Reforms Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 49 attorneys general and...
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Ohio Lawmakers Want Social Workers to Have Veto Power Over Decision to...
Staff PJ Media December 18, 2013 If a bill introduced by four Democrats in the Ohio Senate last week becomes law, it would be the most radical homeschooling law in the country, stripping parents of...
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Woman Who Lives “Off the Grid” Threatened With Eviction – From Her Paid-For Home
Staff The D.C. Clothesline December 16, 2013 Robin Speronis, a Florida woman who lives off the grid, is being threatened with losing her home due to her “alternative lifestyle”. Last month, Robin’s...
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