Local Crime & Courts

Death of man found in mobile home ruled homicide

BLOOMINGTON -- The death of a man whose body was found in a south-side mobile home has been ruled a homicide.

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Teen suspect arrested again; police-officer father on suspension

PONTIAC -- A Fairbury burglary suspect who was released on bond after his father, a police officer, said he would keep an eye on him was charged Wednesday in another incident.

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Some Beason documents opened, but search warrant sealed

LINCOLN — A Logan County judge opened several documents in the Gee family murder case Tuesday but sided with prosecutors in keeping a search warrant under wraps for 180 days.

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Clinton man indicted on child porn charges

PEORIA -- A Clinton man was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on one count each of producing and possessing child pornography.

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Thompson: Ryan doing OK in prison 'under the circumstances'

SPRINGFIELD -- Former Gov. George Ryan continues to get by in federal prison, awaiting a release that would come when he's about 80 years old, his attorney and fellow former Gov. Jim Thompson said Wednesday.

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Child molester Jon White loses bid for reduced sentence

SPRINGFIELD -- A state appeals court has rejected convicted child molester Jon White's bid for a reduced sentence.

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State tries to block George Ryan's pension before Supreme Court

SPRINGFIELD -- The state Wednesday told the Illinois Supreme Court that imprisoned former Gov. George Ryan shouldn't be allowed to collect any of his state pension after being convicted of corruption.

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Local man acquitted of burglary, robbery charges in second bid

BLOOMINGTON -- Zachary Walsh won his second bid Tuesday to prove his innocence on charges that he beat, bound and robbed a man last year.

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Public Safety 11/18/09

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Police warn of phone scam; elderly are targeted

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington police are cautioning residents to be aware of a scam involving fraudulent phone calls asking for help.

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Beason suspect won't go on trial until at least February

LINCOLN — The December trial for an Armington man accused of killing a Beason family has been postponed until at least February.

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Man injured in Kappa nightclub fight still hospitalized

KAPPA -- A Pontiac man injured in a fight at the Kappa Kabanna remains hospitalized but his condition has improved.

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Suspect accused of beating Pontiac woman with baseball bat

PONTIAC -- Amanda Rogers, 20, of Bartonville is jailed in lieu of bond in Livingston County with two counts of aggravated battery.

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Public Safety 11/15/09

 

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Push to contain area jail expenses pays off

BLOOMINGTON — When the cell door closes behind a new inmate at the McLean County jail, the costs related to housing that prisoner begin to add up. If the number of inmates exceeds the number of jail beds, the costs climb even higher because they are taken to neighboring county jails.

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Court cuts could add to county jail price tag

BLOOMINGTON — Cuts to court services budgets across Illinois could result in fewer probation officers and delays in processing the paperwork to move people out of county jails.

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Local man nets 8 years for armed robbery

BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in an April armed robbery of a woman at gunpoint.

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Pontiac man charged with sexual abuse of young girl

A Pontiac man, 20, is held in lieu of bond at Livingston County Jail on charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and obstructing justice.

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Public Safety 11/14/09

 

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Man sought on drug charges

BLOOMINGTON — Crime Stoppers of McLean County needs the public’s help in finding a man who is wanted on multiple McLean County warrants.

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McLean Co. to stop longtime policy of sealing every search warrant

BLOOMINGTON -- A decades-long policy to seal every search warrant filed in McLean County has unexpectedly changed after the state’s attorney said the warrants usually should be open.

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Murder victim's father talks to Pontiac inmates about making life changes

PONTIAC -- Ronald Holt wants his audience to know that all life is precious.

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Judge orders motions sealed in Beason slayings case

LINCOLN -- A judge has ordered four motions sealed in the murder cases filed against two brothers accused of killing a Beason family. The motions include requests for experts and an investigator to assist defense teams.

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Large rocks dropped onto cars from bridge in Normal

NORMAL -- Three vehicles have been damaged when large rocks were thrown or dropped from the Constitution Trail bridge over Linden Street recently.

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Police ask for public's help after attempted kidnapping near ISU

NORMAL -- Normal police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who reportedly grabbed a woman near the Illinois State University campus and attempted to force her into her own vehicle.

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Dwight couple found guilty on drug charges

PONTIAC -- A married couple from Dwight face up to 40 years in prison after they were found guilty Tuesday of drug charges.

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B-N man jailed on LSD, marijuana charges

PONTIAC -- A Bloomington man is jailed on drug charges in Livingston County in lieu of $5,000 bond.

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Two Bloomington men charged in Kappa nightclub fight

EUREKA - Woodford County deputies continue to investigate a fight that left two Bloomington men in jail and seriously injured a Pontiac man.

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Report: Normal man breaks roommate's nose over countertop stain

NORMAL -- A Normal man broke his roommate's nose in a dispute over a countertop stain, McLean County prosecutors said.

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Two Bloomington police officers hurt trying to arrest 19-year-old

BLOOMINGTON -- Two Bloomington police officers were hurt while trying to arrest a 19-year-old man, McLean County prosecutors said.

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