Edwardsville man sentenced for two bank robberies
Marcus J. Thornton, 38, of Edwardsville Illinois, received a 19 year federal prison term plus five years supervised release for two bank robberies with a firearm. He pled guilty in 2018 to crimes at Regions Bank Lebanon and U S Bank O Fallon with total loot over 24 thousand dollars. Federal agents and local police investigated. prosecutors were Daniel T. Kapsak and James G. Piper Jr.
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Edwardsville
Marcus J. Thornton
Illinois
United States
Southern District of Illinois
Steven D. Weinhoeff
Thornton
U.S. District Court
Regions Bank
E. Schuetz St
Lebanon
U.S
Lincoln Ave
O’fallon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Daniel T. Kapsak
James G. Piper, Jr
DNA tests ID attacker in 1980 Danville strangling
Police say DNA evidence points to James R. Lyons as the attacker in the 1980 strangulation death of 18 year old Virginia Sue Nipper in her Danville home. Lyons, who died in 2003, lived in Danville and later Florida. he was an early suspect but lacked charges.
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Danville
Illinois
Virginia Sue Nipper
James R. Lyons
Lyons
Pinellas County
Florida
Nipper
Bess Hull
Champaign
News- Gazette
Trump claims historic economic turnaround despite doubts
AP checks Trump assertions after 4.1 percent Q2 growth, noting the expansion began under Obama and that quarterly gains, trade deficit shifts, and wage trends do not prove a new historic turnaround. Experts warn about volatility and structural drags like aging population and weak productivity.
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Washington
Donald Trump
White House
Trump
Iowa
Illinois
U.S
Canada
Barack Obama
Obama
Old Rockford Walker Elementary Demolition Free Bricks Offered
107 year old Walker Elementary in Rockford begins demolition on July 10 and invites the public to take a free brick or two as keepsakes. Sixth grader Margo Seiter said this is part of history as the school closes after a plan to consolidate eight schools. The site will become a park.
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Rockford
Walker Elementary
Margo Seiter
Rockford Register
Walker
Mount Carmel police arrest trio over July period
Police arrested Phillip L. Lang 37 of Mount Carmel on a Wabash County failure to appear warrant and held him on $500 bond. Caeshawn D. Williams 20 of Albion was stopped for traffic and cited on multiple offenses after a Edwards County warrant. Williams was treated at Wabash General Hospital. Daniel C. Short 41 of Bellmont was stopped with narcotics evidence found. charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and cannabis, illegal alcohol transport, and released to appear.
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Mount Carmel
Phillip L. Lang
West Fifth Street
Lang
Wabash County
Caeshawn D. Williams
Albion
Walnut Street
Williams
Edwards County
Wabash General Hospital
Daniel C. Short
Bellmont
Short
Tollway faces questions over contract conflicts
Chicago area Tollway officials defend awarding contracts to firms with political ties. A $6.6 million five year PR subcontract to Morreale Communications, run by Kim Morreale wife of Rep. Michael McAuliffe, is scrutinized. Senators pressed for transparency and public disclosures while critics urge stricter reviews and board reforms.
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Chicago
Illinois
Tollway
Morreale Communications
Kim Morreale
Michael McAuliffe
Liz Gorman
State Senate Transportation Committee
Illinois Tollway
Gorman
David Koehler
Peoria
Edens Spur lane reductions limit Edens Spur traffic
Tollway officials warn drivers of lane reductions on the Edens Spur from Pfingsten Road to Skokie Boulevard starting Thursday. Work reconstructs pavement, reduces traffic to one lane in both directions for about three weeks, with the outside shoulder open and electronic signs in use. Up to 57,000 vehicles daily use the Edens Spur. Full details on the Tollway website.
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Downers Grove
Illinois
Pfingsten Road
Skokie Boulevard
Edens Spur
Tollway
Justice Department Loses Bid to Toss Sanctuary City Suit
A federal judge in Chicago held the Justice Department cannot withhold public safety grants from Chicago over its sanctuary policies. The ruling blocks three sought conditions including 48 hour notices for released detainees, federal jail access, and sharing citizenship data. Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls it a major win for public safety.
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Justice Department
Chicago
U.S. Justice Department
Jeff Sessions
U.S
Harry Leinenweber
Sessions
Rahm Emanuel
Leinenweber
Prairie flowers bloom amid weed control efforts by Barker
Barker describes spring bloom and ongoing seasonal work managing prairie flowers. He notes invasive Russian olive and Korean lespedra, and explains annual burning recommended for weed control after harvest, with a long-term cycle of eight years.
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Barker
Fields Bloom With Wildlife And Seeds Recycled
Jim Barker describes his field as full of rabbits quail and frequent wild turkey feeding among grasses and flowers He plans to collect seeds annually sowing them back into the field to augment nature Each spring brings new flower emergence density and weather influences while bees butterflies and moths thrive Barker notes the aesthetic appeal and about 40 to 50 flower varieties blooming at different times during the year.
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Jim Barker
Barker
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Bruce Rauner
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