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FORMER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR ENTERS GUILTY PLEA, ORDERED TO MAKE RESTITUTION
Kim Winningham LAWRENCE CO., Ill.---The former Lawrence Township supervisor charged a little less than a year ago with a massive theft is now guilty in a court of law of that charge, and has been...
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FUTURE OF MARIJUANA GROW OP FACILITIES REMAINS IFFY
FORMER GOV. PAT QUINN OLNEY— As if he hadn’t damaged the state’s already pathetic economy enough, dragged his feet on the open carry issue and set up a worse case scenario for his successor, former...
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WILLIAMSON CO. JURY SEATED…UNTIL PLEA ENTERED IN SEX CASE
Eugene F. ("Tiny") Lee WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.---Jury selection went forward today in the case of a Marion man, originally hailing from Noble in Richland County, accused of a sex crime against a...
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MT. VERNON MEN INDICTED ON ROBBERY, GUN AND/OR GUN RELATED CHARGES
Case Is One of Many Prosecuted By United States Attorney Wigginton as Part of His Armed Robbery Initiative U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS---Two men from Mt. Vernon, Illinois,...
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CARMI POLICE CHIEF PRAISES HIS OFFICER’S ACTIONS IN CARTERVILLE
Officer Joshua Moore being sworn in by Judge Scott Webb, from Carmi Police Department's Facebook page WHITE CO., Ill.---Carmi police chief Jason Carter has discovered that his praise of one of his...
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As seen on Illinois Route 1 northeast of the Norris City crossroads…
...think he flew too high? * * * * * * * * * * Welcome to skunk season in southern Illinois!
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SHOOTING IN LAWRENCEVILLE; ONE DEAD
Football field to the north of town, Mills Terrace is down the street behind Casey's. UPDATE 6:15 P.M. OUR SOURCES INDICATE THIS SITUATION IS NOW BEING VIEWED AS A SUICIDE. This is TENTATIVE...
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MAN ACCUSED OF SEX OFFENSE IN McLEANSBORO SENTENCED
Nathan Ford's White County mugshot HAMILTON CO., Ill.---It was a quick turnaround time for a young McLeansboro man accused of a sex offense this past month. Nathan E. Ford, 19, was sentenced to 8 years...
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MAN GETS PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING PUBLIC, STATING DAUGHTER DIED
Matthew Stout HAMILTON CO., Ill.---An Eldorado man is headed to prison out of Hamilton County after he defrauded the public for donations, stating his daughter had died. Matthew Stout, 39 of Eldorado,...
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GRAYVILLE MAN ENTERS PLEA TO SEX OFFENSE
Joseph M. Murphy EDWARDS CO., Ill.---The Grayville man who intended to take a sex assault accusation to jury trial instead entered a plea today in Edwards County Circuit Court. Joseph M. Murphy, 30,...
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ILLINOIS ROUTE 1 SOUTH OF MT. CARMEL CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
WABASH CO., Ill.---Authorities are alerting the public that Illinois Route 1 southwest of Mt. Carmel is closed due to flooding. Motorists in the area are urged to consider another route other than 1....
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WEST SALEM MAN ENTERS PLEA TO METH-MAKING CASE FOLLOWING RECENT DUI
Greg Leigh EDWARDS CO., Ill.---One of West Salem's better-known meth makers is headed to DOC following a plea yesterday in Edwards County Circuit Court. Greg A. Leigh, 57, was sentenced yesterday...
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IDENTITY RELEASED IN THURSDAY LAWRENCEVILLE SUICIDE
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.---Officials have confirmed that the "shooting" that took place in Mills Terrace apartments on the east edge of Lawrenceville Thursday was a suicide. The name of the young man who...
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WHITE COUNTY SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED IN PLEA TODAY
Dustin Paul Bell WHITE CO., Ill.---A Carmi man has entered a plea to two counts involving sex offenses. Dustin Paul Bell, 27, entered a plea today (Monday, March 16, 2015) at a regularly-scheduled...
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CONSERVATION VIOLATOR SENTENCED TODAY TO DOC
Daniel Royse HAMILTON CO., Ill.---A Broughton man has entered a plea in Hamilton County Circuit Court today to serious crimes committed last month regarding conservation violations. Daniel Royse, age...
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MULTI-COUNTY CRIM SENTENCED IN WABASH IN PLEA DEAL
WABASH CO., Ill.---A multi-county crim is seeing his recent bad behavior come to an abrupt end thanks to a plea in Wabash. Rocky L. Hoard, 32, of Mt. Carmel, was sentenced to six years in DOC...
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TEXAS SEX OFFENDER PICKED UP IN WABASH FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER
Rameon Green WABASH CO., Ill.---A registered sex offender is behind bars in Mt. Carmel after failing to register locally...and Texas authorities are looking at him too. Rameon R. Green, 21, living in...
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BRIDGEPORT MAN CONFESSES TO BANK ROBBERY IN INDIANA
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. by way of Indiana---Add a local man to the rash of bank robberies that have happened in the tri-state this past year or so. Elmer Wiman, 66, of Bridgeport, is the latest to be...
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CHASE ENSUES AFTER VEHICLE STOLEN FROM LAWRENCEVILLE
LAWRENCE/CRAWFORD COs., Ill.---A white vehicle stolen from Lawrenceville's Mach 1 gas station/convenience store has been involved in a high-speed chase on Route 1 through Crawford County tonight, this...
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AWWWW….FLAV-O-FLAV LOOKS SO SAD
Looks like Hamilton County finally got their scum...er, man. If he still is one, anyway, after all those steroids. Here's one of White County's most recent inmates, courtesy a warrant issued out of...
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