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Lindsey Prather, 43, was arrested this week on child sexual abuse-related allegations.
Crime
2 weeks ago
Former New Berlin School District employee charged for alleged sex with minor

The alleged incidents happened on or before April, 2025.

Lawyers in a case challenging Illinois’ ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are asking the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to consider additional arguments as a three-judge panel continues to weigh the case. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Lawyers say D.C. court’s decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois

Raoul’s office argues a federal appeals court isn’t bound by the decision.

Crime Stoppers offers a minimum $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of fentanyl dealers.
Crime
3 weeks ago
Crime of the Week: Rewards available for catching fentanyl dealers

Almost one-third of the overdose deaths in Sangamon County are because of fentanyl.

Local
3 weeks ago
Crouch defeats Timm in Republican primary for Sheriff

Timm says he’s pleased he took the “high road,” while Crouch says Timm is not “the most horrible person in the world.”

Madison County Associate Judge Andrew Carruthers found his name in the recently released U.S. Department of Justice files regarding Jeffrey Epstein, a sex offender accused of trafficking minors. Carruthers was assigned Epstein’s case in a collection matter in Lake County, Illinois, but said he never met him or communicated with him.
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Madison County judge finds name in Epstein files because of legal representation

As an associate at an Edwardsville law firm, he represented Epstein in a 2013 debt collection matter.

Crime
3 weeks ago
Springfield City Council OK’s armored vehicle purchase

The vote was 7-2, with one alderman absent.

Joselyn Walsh, one of six people charge by federal prosecutors in connection to a September 2025 protest in Broadview, sings outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in November. Conspiracy charges against her and another defendant were officially dropped on Friday, March 13. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Crime
3 weeks ago
Charges dismissed for 2 of ‘Broadview 6’ ICE facility protesters

Lawyers seek evidence showing ‘improper influence’ by Trump over ‘political’ prosecutions.

The sun sets on the press box of the Lion’s Field football stadium at Carterville High School on March 3, 2026, in Carterville, Illinois. (Photo by Lylee Gibbs)
Crime
3 weeks ago
Carterville football coach on leave is subject of investigators’ subpoenas

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Board of Education sent requests for personnel records of the employee.

Local
3 weeks ago
Sheriff hopes for full term, while former deputy hopes to replace her

Challenger hopes rank-and-file cops carry him.

The Illinois Supreme Court held a session on the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, as part of its tradition of “riding the circuit,” which is meant to make the court more accessible to people in all parts of the state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Illinois Supreme Court travels to Macomb to hear cases on pretrial release, student transportation

Chief Justice says ‘riding the circuit’ is a tradition dating back to Medieval England.