Trial of ex-prosecutor in Quincy accused of killing wife set to begin
QUINCY — The trial for a former Adams County prosecutor accused of killing his wife is set to start later this month.Curtis Lovelace, 47, was charged with first-degree murder in August 2014 for the...
View ArticleGarage on Clear Lake Avenue burns
The westbound lanes of Clear Lake Avenue were blocked at Daniel Avenue for a while Thursday evening after a fire broke out inside a residential garage.The garage at 2835 Clear Lake, which is attached...
View Article6 arrested in Lincoln for allegedly making meth; police searching for woman
Six Lincoln residents were arrested early Friday for their participation in allegedly manufacturing over 900 grams of methamphetamine.Donald Sturgeon, 29; Alexandria Bitner, 20; Rodney Lovelett, 25;...
View ArticleProposed Springfield budget buys 165 police body cameras
A small contingent of Springfield police officers recently concluded a body camera field test, as the police department works toward outfitting its patrol officers and sergeants with the devices.The...
View ArticleNearly 2 dozen Chicago officers called before grand jury
CHICAGO — Nearly two dozen Chicago Police Department employees have been called to testify before a federal grand jury investigating the 2014 death of a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police...
View ArticleNew Illinois law seeks more data on heroin overdoses
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — The state is working to get a handle on how many heroin overdoses there are in Illinois under the requirements of a new state law.The Illinois Department of Health is developing...
View ArticleCity woman arrested after allegedly stabbing boyfriend
A 37-year-old Springfield woman was arrested Sunday after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in the chest, police said.Camilla D. Allen, 37, of the 200 block of West Allen Street faces a possible...
View ArticleIllinois, other states debate laws for police videos
The yearlong delay before the release of a video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting a black teenager has Illinois lawmakers facing the same question before many states: As...
View ArticleLincoln area firefighters fight Saturday morning blaze
EAST LINCOLN — Lincoln Rural Firefighters along with five other Logan County firefighting agencies were called to a residence at 1781 1800th Street in rural East Lincoln at 2:49 a.m. Saturday morning...
View ArticleBody pulled from ruins of house fire in Logan County identified
LATHAM — Authorities in Logan County have identified a body found in the ruins of a house fire near the small village of Latham.Logan County Coroner Robert Thomas announced Monday that Melva Behrens,...
View ArticleLincoln man arrested Sunday after police respond to report of fight in progress
LINCOLN — A Lincoln man was arrested Sunday night after police responded to a report of a fight in progress in the 500 block of Adams Street in Lincoln.Joshua Newman, 26, of the 1300 block of North...
View ArticleSecretary of State’s Dirksen Parkway facility evacuated for day after fire on...
Employees at the Illinois Secretary of State’s Dirksen Parkway facility in Springfield were sent home Tuesday following a fire that caused some damage but no injuries, a spokesman said.The building at...
View Article31-year-old woman stabbed to death in Pawnee; man arrested
PAWNEE -- Authorities are investigating the stabbing of a 31-year-old woman at a Pawnee apartment complex Monday night that resulted in her death.Nicole Maxey was pronounced dead at HSHS St. John's...
View ArticleAlleged gunman faces multiple charges, subdued by Springfield police dog
A Springfield police dog was released on a 22-year-old Springfield man who allegedly robbed a man, fired a gun at a woman and ran from police early Wednesday.Curtis Nichols of the 2600 block of Poplar...
View ArticlePolice announce arrest in Paris Cleaners' robbery
Springfield police on Wednesday announced an arrest in last month's robbery at Paris Fabricare Specialist Inc., 910 South Grand Ave. W.Phillip Lovelace, 44, of the 1100 block of North Eighth Street,...
View ArticleMan accused of stabbing girlfriend to death had previous run-in with Pawnee...
PAWNEE – Monday night wasn’t the first time police had to handcuff Wesley Carey and drag him from his girlfriend’s apartment.Three weeks before Carey allegedly stabbed Nicole Maxey to death, Pawnee...
View ArticleBank donates vacant building to village of Pawnee
PAWNEE – A bank building that's sat vacant for at least 15 years could be the new headquarters of the Pawnee Police Department and a community storm shelter.United Community Bank Chatham announced...
View ArticleFire destroys Chatham home early Friday morning
CHATHAM — A Chatham woman was able to escape from her burning home unharmed Friday after her smoke alarm alerted her to the fire.Division Chief Bill Rose of the Chatham Fire Department said they were...
View ArticleJustice, prison reforms rare chance for compromise between Rauner, legislature
Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to reduce the number of inmates in Illinois' overcrowded prison system over the next decade — and he's willing to devote money to do so at a time when he's urging lawmakers to...
View ArticleScene of fatal shooting near Rochester was familiar to police
ROCHESTER -- Police had been to the home of a 31-year-old rural Rochester man who was shot to death early Monday numerous times over the past several months, Sangamon County Sheriff Wes Barr said.As...
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