Itinerant livestock handler tied to Illinois and Nebraska slayings
William F. Gautney, 57, a drifting sheep handler, faces fugitive from justice charges in Sangamon County after being arrested in a mobile home while working at the Illinois State Fair. He is also suspected in the 1975 Nebraska State Fair killings of Jon Simpson, 13, and Jacob Lurber, 12, and linked to the 1976 Pekin boy Mark Helmig, 9, and the 1978 Normal teen Marty Lancaster, 14 homicides. Police across multiple states say Gautney was connected to the cases by officers from a dozen agencies.
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Springfield
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
William F. Gautney
Sangamon County
Bill Roberts
Gautney
Jon Simpson
Jacob Lurber
Lincoln
Pekin and
Normal
Mark Helmig
Pekin
Marty Lancaster
Chuck Bassett
Flash flood, winds hit Homer hardest in Illinois
An AP report says heavy rain and high winds caused flash flooding and property damage in Homer, sealing off the town to keep out curiosity seekers. Unofficial measurements show about 5 inches of rain fell during a two hour storm on the east central Illinois community of 1 300 residents.
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Homer
Ilinois
Storm Floods Town Leaving Streets Flooded and Trees Down
State residents reported two to three feet of water in streets and up to five feet in basements during the storm. A half inch rainfall in diameter lasted about 30 minutes as winds knocked out electrical service in many parts of town. No injuries were reported.
Brother accused in shotgun killing at family gathering
In Kankakee a family party argument ended with the shooting of Ella Mae Scott 42 of Kankakee. Her brother Johnny Sykes 31 was arrested on murder charges and held on 100000 bond after the pair argued and stepped into an alley behind a garage where a sawed off 12 gauge shotgun blast fatally wounded Scott.
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Kankakee
Johnny Sykes
Ella Mae Scott
Fewer Attend Illinois State Fair Yet More Pay to Enter
Total attendance at this year's 11 day Illinois State Fair fell sharply versus last year, but the number of people who paid to enter rose. Fair officials said Monday that paid and unpaid admissions at the fair, which ended Sunday, totaled
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Springfield
Walker aide found in violation of Illinois disclosure act
Chicago AP reports former Gov Daniel Walker aide Victor de Grazia was found in violation of the Illinois campaign disclosure act after a Board of Elections probe into contributions intended to wipe out a Walker campaign debt. The eight member board voted unanimously to notify the Illinois attorney general.
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Cook County
de Grazia
Jerry Owens
Chicago
Daniel Walker
State Board of Elections
Victor de Grazia
Walker
Illinois
Centralia aide runs for Illinois House seat in 55th District
Harry Johns 22 of Centralia, a projects assistant for Rep. Paul Simon, resigns to campaign full time for one of three seats in the 55th District. The Democrat, credited with securing about 12 million dollars in federal grants, seeks to counter Republican gains in a district spanning Marion Clinton Bond Fayette Jefferson Madison St Clair and Washington counties.
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Centralia
U.S
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Harry Johns
Simon
Marion
Clinton, Bond
Fayette
Jefferson, Madison, St. Clair
Washington Counties
Johns
Southern Illinois
Mount Vernon
Salem
Greenville
Dwight Friedrich
Frank Watson
Michael D. Slape
D-Pocahontas
Lightning Strikes Kills Vegetable Picker Near Fayetteville
Pedro Pintor Ortiz, 33, of Monterey Mexico, was struck and killed by lightning Monday afternoon on a St. Clair County farm two miles west of Fayetteville. He was removing wire cages from tomato plants when the accident occurred. Ortiz died at the scene.
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Fayetteville
St. Clair County
Alan Karraker
Pedro Pintor Ortiz
Monterey
Mexico
Karraker
Ortiz
Carter Delivers Energy Speech on Delta Queen Stop in Savanna
In Savanna Illinois hundreds gather as President Carter boards the Delta Queen for a stop along the Mississippi There he delivers a brief speech urging energy conservation and increasing domestic energy production from oil gas coal geothermal and gasohol A festive rally atmosphere surrounds the river stop with locals grilling drinking and socializing as Carter becomes the first Illinois city to back his energy program.
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Savanna
Betti Engaldo
Jimmy Carter
Bill
White House
Carter
Illinois
Mississippi River
Smiley
Neva May
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