An additional draw during Saturday evening’s Lotto game made a million dollar dream come true for an Illinois Lottery player. A Lotto ticket purchased at the BP gas station, at 10 E. Northbrook Dr.,
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TROY, ILLINOIS – A man who repeatedly stole mail from mailboxes in Southern Illinois is heading to prison. Seth W.Sorensen, 45, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – A Tuscola, Ill., woman, Kandis Mills, 47, who worked as a registered nurse at a health care facility, was sentenced on March 19, 2021, to serve six years in
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A federal judge today sentenced an Indiana man to 38 years in federal prison for kidnapping a ten-year-old child as she walked home from school in Calumet City. On
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BENTON, ILL – Shawn E. Whitecotton, 50, of Herrin, Illinois, was sentenced to 16 months confinement today, consisting of 8 months in federal prison and 8 months of home confinement after his
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CHICAGO, IL – In town to promote his new Barstool sports betting app in Illinois, Barstool Sports CEO and founder, Dave Portnoy was doing a local pizza review when a man behind
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URBANA, Ill. – A Decatur, Ill., man, Christopher Bailey, 40, of the 500 block of West Center St., has been ordered to serve 27 years (324 months) in federal prison for distribution
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There is light at the end of the tunnel today as the Center for Disease Control issued new guidance that will put a smile on many faces…one that you will actually be
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Spring is almost here and around America, which also means Girl Scout Cookies and cookie ordering is here too. Americans are passionate about their annual Girl Scout Cookie sale. Whether you’re the
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PEORIA, ILL –The former national president of Project Linus, Carol Babbitt, 61, was sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing money from the not-for-profit organization. Project Linus provides handmade
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CHICAGO, ILL – A consultant has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly offering and providing bribes to City of Chicago officials in an effort to benefit his clients. ROBERTO CALDERO in
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CHICAGO , ILLINOIS — A federal grand jury has indicted a suburban Chicago man for allegedly trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin, and illegally possessing loaded handguns. A 12-count indictment returned in federal
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URBANA, ILL – Ian J. Dukes, 38, of Georgetown, Ill., was sentenced today to 342 months (28 ½ years) for his role in child sex crimes involving two minors. Chief U.S. District
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NEW YORK – An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Larby Amirouche with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements to banks and
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois has become the latest state to implement a bail-free criminal justice system that puts the fate of violent criminals in the hands of liberal judges. The criminal justice
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CHICAGO, ILL — A man has been found guilty in federal court of conspiring to steal cash from an automated-teller machine in Chicago during a period of civil unrest last spring. On
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CHICAGO , ILLINOIS — A Chicago man has been arrested and charged in federal court with carjacking after he allegedly took a vehicle from a victim in Orland Park and fired a
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Pecatonica, IL – On Feb. 13, 2021, at approximately 6:30 a.m. Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash on Interstate 39 northbound near the Baxter Road exit in Winnebago
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – United States Attorney John C. Milhiser announced today that he has submitted his resignation to the President, to be effective Feb. 28, 2021. Mr. Milhiser thanked Senators Duckworth and
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Chicago bank and holding a customer at gunpoint. CHRISTOPHER PORTER, 49, of Chicago, is charged with one count of bank
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PARK FOREST, IL – Lazaro Diaz has been named the “Civilian Employee of the Year” by the Park Forest Police Department. Diaz, a Mexican immigrant works 6 to 7 days per week
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