Family fights parole for killer who killed five Cox siblings
In 1968 Thomas Fuller shot five Cox children aged 5 to 16 near Mattoon. Relatives attend his 12th parole hearing at Graham Correctional Center, seeking continued imprisonment. He has been denied parole 11 times with protestors from Mattoon and central Illinois present. A decision will come in 10 days.
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Hillsboro
Thomas Charles Fuller
Fuller
Cox Brothers
Cox
Mattoon
Graham Correctional Center
Illinois
William Cox
Lydia Cox
Decatur pair sentenced to 55 years for murder tied to trial
Shannon Hunter aged 28 and Jacoby Wheeler aged 26 were given 55 year terms in the death of Demetrian Forrest 23 who was shot outside his Decatur home as he prepared to testify in a shooting case. The verdict came after a March 1999 fatal shooting.
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Decatur
Shannon Hunter
Jacoby Wheeler
Wheeler
Hunter
Demetrian Forrest
Forrest
Woman Sentenced for Role in Omega Trust Investment Scam
Arlene Diamond, 65, received 17 1/2 years for her part in the Omega Trust and Trading scheme that cheated investors worldwide of about $20 million. Prosecutors described her as an instigator and Omega caretaker who tried to block the federal probe. she moved from Los Angeles to Mattoon to recruit investors. Diamond pleaded she believed in the program despite its illegality, while co-defendant Clyde Hood cooperated with investigators. A restitution hearing is set for Jan. 24 as sentencing continues for other defendants.
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U.S
Esteban Sanchez
Omega
Mattoon
Diamond
Diana Lenik
Los Angeles
Clyde Hood
Hood
Sanchez
Ruling revives religious discrimination suit at Chicago hospital
The 7th Circuit revived Victoria Leyva’s claim that University of Chicago Hospitals forced her to quit over religious beliefs. The court found the EEOC showed she endured intolerable conditions tied to discrimination, reversing a 2000 dismissal. Leyva, an Evangelical Baptist, worked as a recruiter in the 1990s until the change under Jo Ann Shaw.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Victoria
Leyva
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
U.S
Blanche Manning
Hospitals
Jo Ann Shaw
Gifting clubs illegal in Canton district case rises
Doug and Susan Manock ran a popular gifting club that yielded at least $56,000 and faced illegal pyramid scheme charges after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor. Prosecutors say up to $16 million moved through Fulton County, with about 8,000 residents involved.
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Canton
Doug
Susan Manock
Doug Manock
Bradley University
Peoria
America
Fulton County
Cindy Lock
Mel’s and Goods
Lock
Fanning
Great Lakes reach lowest levels in over three decades
Officials warn water in Lakes Michigan Huron Superior Erie and Ontario has fallen to its lowest point in 35 years due to warm winter and scarce lake effect snow. Evaporation will not be offset by spring melt cutting cargo loads on barges and raising shipping costs.
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Great Lakes
Great Lakes Basin
Lakes Michigan
Huron
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Helen Brohl
U.S. Great Lakes Shipping Association
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