Missing Mount Carmel Woman Found After River Ordeal
Indiana DNR Convervation Police Lt. Duane Englert led a multi hour search after a girlfriend left a riverbank gathering on the Illinois side of the Wabash. The woman, bruised and cold but alive, sat on the Indiana bank four tenths of a mile south of Coffee Island until found. She was treated for mild hypothermia and a bruise from a tree impact at Gibson General Hospital. Police have not released her name.
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Illinois House votes to end pink tax on feminine products
Illinois lawmakers approve a bill exempting tampons, menstrual cups and other feminine hygiene products from state sales tax. The Senate backed the measure 59 to 0 and sent it to Gov. Rauner for signature as part of a broader national effort to remove tax discrimination against women.
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Ex-Chicago-area officer found guilty in murder-for-hire plot
Former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson was found guilty of soliciting murder for hire while in prison. Jurors connected Peterson to a plan to kill James Glasgow, the prosecutor who helped convict him in 2012 for the killing of his third wife Kathleen Savio. The verdict follows secret prison recordings and testimony from Antonio Smith, who wore a wire for prosecutors at Menard Correctional Center.
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House OKs lead in Illinois water study plan
Illinois House approves a measure directing the Environmental Protection Agency to study lead in state drinking water and publish results online. A final report must be delivered to Gov. Rauner and the Legislature by December 31, with the bill moving to the Senate. The sponsor cites Flint as a reason for urgency.
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