Dupo man pleads to child porn charge
February 24, 2020A St. Clair County resident has pleaded guilty to two charges of receiving child pornography. James Young, 66, of Dupo, was also charged with five counts of distributing child pornography,…
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Metro East news briefs
February 21, 2020Chapman, Goldenberg to receive Human Spirit Award It’s a move likely to be controversial among members of the Lewis & Clark Community College (LCCC) Board of Trustees….
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Crowded field vies to succeed Shimkus for 15th Congressional seat
February 20, 2020A quintet of Republican hopefuls will vie in Illinois’ March 17 primary for the right to challenge longtime U.S. Senator Dick Durbin — one of the Democratic Party’s most…
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‘Drug Llama’ sentenced to 13 years for trafficking opioids
February 17, 2020A woman known as “The Drug Llama” for her “dark web” fentanyl trafficking has been sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison. Melissa Scanlan, 32, was sentenced to 13…
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State Police director backs FOID fingerprinting
February 16, 2020SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Police director said this week that his department has stepped up illegal firearm ownership enforcement methods, but it needs greater resources to…
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Red-light camera bill passes through House committee
February 13, 2020A bill that would eliminate and effectively ban red light photo cameras from intersections in non-home rule communities, while targeting specific counties, passed Feb. 5 through the…
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MetroLink public transit moves toward improved security
February 12, 2020The Bi-State Development Agency has reached roughly the halfway point in a program to improve security on its MetroLink light rail lines, according to the second in a series of quarterly…
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Metro East news briefs
February 12, 2020Illinois boosts funding for opportunity zones The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Jan. 27, announced a new competitive grant program; offering a total…
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