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Sex offender charged in assault
LAWRENCE CO.—A Lawrence County convicted sex offender has been charged with four felonies for allegedly sexually assaulting a family member. According to information filed in the case, Larry G. Brink,...
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Former mayor has forfeiture documents filed against him in federal court case...
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, BENTON—Nearly every month the case file of former Bridgeport mayor Max Schauf is scrutinized by Disclosure, it reveals another interesting twist in the circumstances. The month of...
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‘Accidental’ drowning investigated
WABASH CO. – A hard-drinking Mount Carmel man with a lengthy criminal history and a questionable public association with Allendale’s Tarpy/Davis meth family was discovered drowned to death in the late...
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Despite pending federal sentencing, ex mayor still makes presence known
BRIDGEPORT— In lieu of the problems former mayor Max Schauf caused, there is an extreme effort to get the city of Bridgeport back on its feet, but as heard from alderwoman Robin Wirth at the July 9...
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Is DCFS tipping off family members?
LAWRENCE CO.—The possibility of a DCFS employee tipping off family members to “clean up their act,” their homes, their kids and themselves is a good one in the case of one Lawrence County woman who has...
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Baby Lily home with dad after court order
CLAY CO.—After effectively having his daughter abducted from him following a weekend visit with her grandmother in early May, Zephrum Jones has his little girl back. On Wednesday, July 17, an order was...
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Mayor’s true colors fly at early July meeting
OLNEY—Several people are expressing disappointment in their most recent choice for mayor after the July 8 Olney City Council meeting, wherein the mayor, in a display of churlish immaturity, shut down a...
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OLNEY—The currently not so smelly, but irritating Brian James O’Neill II addressed the Olney city council last night (Monday, July 22) on mayor Ray Vaughn’s gripe (at the July 8 meeting) about...
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MAN ELECTROCUTED WHILE WELDING
WAYNE CO.—A tragic accident in Fairfield resulted in a young Mill Shoals man being fatally electrocuted yesterday. Mike Adams, 22, of Mill Shoals, was working at the Dan Atkins residence east of...
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CHANGE OF VENUE GRANTED FOR ACCESSORY IN WESTALL MURDER
LAWRENCE CO.—A motion hearing this afternoon on a change of venue for Helen Marie Westall has an outcome. Westall, reportedly smiling as the elevator door opened, ducked this photo op Public defender...
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Barnyard Wipeout & Sheriff’s Deputies
Barnyard Wipeout Contestants Wabash County – My Step-daughter’s very best friend in the whole world kept sending me Facebook messages throughout the weekend, asking me if I was coming to see her do her...
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Is Bill Clutter being PAID by someone to suggest alternative theories to...
EDGAR CO.—The latest head-scratcher to emerge out of the deaths of a young couple in Paris in 1986 involves a well-known southern Illinois PI and a nutcase sitting on death row in Texas who has nothing...
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WOMAN WHO WAS PART OF BRUTAL BEATING ARRESTED FOR DUI, DRUGS
WAYNE CO.—The woman who was arrested last year for assisting her husband in the brutal beating of a Fairfield man has been busted again. Jennifer Robertson Jennifer Robertson, 35, wife of local violent...
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ISP WORKS FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
WAYNE CO.—Illinois State Police responded to a fatal traffic crash at 12:48 a.m. this morning in Wayne County that involved a rollover on Interstate 64. According to the preliminary traffic crash...
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READ THE LEAD: Baby Lily is back with her dad!
One of the most heart-wrenching stories we’ve ever chronicled came in the form of an almost-three-year-old toddler who lost her mother in April after an ATV accident in Jasper County. Baby Lily Jones...
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READ THE LEAD: Is DCFS tipping off family members?
When we first started Disclosure, one of our main focuses in downstate was the utter corruption to be found in the state agency, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Missy Laslie, in...
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READ THE LEAD: Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Bridgeport….
BRIDGEPORT—While the city of Bridgeport, in central Lawrence County, has been hurting for a number of years, it appears there are some folks who are just now waking up to the fact. And it seems to have...
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READ THE LEAD: Just how much DID Max Schauf steal from the city of Bridgeport?
BRIDGEPORT—In the case of ousted and disgraced former Bridgeport mayor Max Schauf, there’s been one burning question: How much money did he thieve from the city while he was mayor? As it turns out, the...
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REBEL DRUNK DRIVER FOUND WALKING IN UNDERWEAR
HARDIN CO.— According to authorities, an underwear-clad Fairfield man has been charged in Hardin County with Driving Under the Influence after an incident involving a semi-tractor trailer. Sources...
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THIEVING DUDE HITS LAWRENCEVILLE WALMART
LAWRENCE CO.—Remember this guy from Robinson Walmart yesterday? He walked into the lawn and garden area of Robinson’s store, accessed the cash register yesterday (08.08.13), and made off with an...
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