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Alexander Martinez
Crime
5 months ago
Decatur man accused of using AI to produce explicit images of underage girl

The sworn statement said that the photos were modified using AI to make her appear fully nude. 

The house in the 2500 block of Iowa Street in Granite City where an illegal dental office operated. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Crime
5 months ago
Police shut down illegal dental office in Granite City operated by immigrants

The cash-only operation came to light after a patient complained about a root canal gone bad.

House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch presents his bill to limit where federal immigration centers can be placed in Illinois to a House committee on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
5 months ago
Illinois House committee advances bill banning immigration detention centers near homes, schools

The bill comes months after Broadview facility became focal point of Midway Blitz.

The former King's Daughters Home in Springfield was damaged by fire.
Local
5 months ago
Owner pushes forward after fire damages historic King’s Daughters Home

Owner Yolonda Rice will lead a renovation of the house for nursing students and travel nurses, offering an affordable and supportive place to stay.

An aerial view of the March, 2024 fatal school bus crash near Rushville. Photo by Illinois State Police, annotated by National Transportation Safety Board.
Local
5 months ago
NTSB: Use of prescription meds by school bus driver ‘likely’ contributed to 2024 fatal crash near Rushville

Report: Prescription pain meds and fatugue ‘likely’ led to the crash.

Locke Bowman and Steve Art, partners at Chicago-based civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy, speak to reporters in the Cook County criminal courthouse on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
IL State News
5 months ago
Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses

Cook County state’s attorney calls demand ‘baseless,’ claims effort would backfire.

IL State News
5 months ago
GOP: Pritzker is soft on crime

Plummer: “Gov Bailey is going to be a lot better than Gov Pritzker on crime. There’s no doubt in my mind about that.”

Lindsey Prather, 43, was arrested this week on child sexual abuse-related allegations.
Crime
5 months ago
New Berlin woman pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges

Prather is charged with Child Sexual Abuse Material and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
5 months ago
Raoul: Don’t get scammed this tax season

Identity theft is one of the bigger issues.

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