Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, a former close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, July 24, after receiving a two-year prison sentence. McClain was convicted in 2023’s “ComEd Four” trial in which McClain and other lobbyists and executives for electric utility Commonwealth Edison were found guilty of having orchestrated a yearslong bribery scheme targeted at Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
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‘You preferred secrecy and lies’: Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme

Longtime lobbyist and friend to ex-speaker sentenced after 2023 convictions

Mugshot of Taylor Staff, convicted of sexually assaulting women while working as a Springfield Police Officer
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7 months ago
Former Springfield Police officer sent to prison for sexual assault while on the job

Taylor Staff must also register as a sex offender for the rest of his life

Robert Lee, Jr., was arrested Wednesday in connection with a 2024 homicide
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Man arrested for 2024 death of woman found on I-55 in Springfield

The body of Teresa Coleman, 54, was found on I-55 in Springfield near Stevenson Drive

Sean Grayson
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Grayson back at Sangamon County Jail, at least until Peoria trial

Grayson was returned to Sangamon County for various medical reasons, and will remain here until trial, said Sheriff Paula Crouch

Sean Grayson
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Attorney: Former deputy acted in self-defense in killing of Sonya Massey

Defense: Sonya Massey threw boiling water at deputy, making her the first aggressor

Christopher Barnshaw
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7 months ago
Man accused of child abduction, also suspect in Kansas double-murder, arrested in Mattoon

Christopher Barnshaw allegedly abducted a child from a home where two adults were found dead, police said.

This suspect is wanted in a suspect credit card theft.
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7 months ago
Crime of the Week: Help solve credit card-related thefts

More than $1,000 stolen through credit cards, and your help is needed finding the suspect.

Former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore walks out of Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Monday, July 21, after being sentenced to two years in prison and a $750,000 fine in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
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Former ComEd CEO sentenced to 2 years for bribery scheme targeted at Madigan

Judge blasts Anne Pramaggiore for being ‘all in’ on ‘culture of corruption’

Prison bars
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Man sent to federal prison for methamphetamine distribution

Jesse Bates, described as a “career offender,” will spend 17 years behind bars

Police scene tape
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7 months ago
UPDATE: Woman dead after Springfield shooting

3:30 a.m. Saturday, Holly Drive

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