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Damage to visitation booth leads to felony charge
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man already charged in a case of violence is now facing an additional felony. According to information filed in the case, Benjamin C. White, 25, of 1020 Lincoln St., Eldorado,...
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Going to mom’s house for shower on OP ends with shower at county jail
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg man already serving a probation sentence of 12 months handed him July 21 following a conviction for Domestic Battery has been jailed for violating an Order of Protection....
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Entrepreneur’s second business sued
WHITE/SALINE COs. – Another lawsuit has been filed against a New York businessman who inexplicably came to southern Illinois to set up shop in two counties, Saline and White. Sal Sulaymanov, who...
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Charged with attempted murder
SALINE CO. – A violent local criminal who has been openly telling people he’s a federal nark may have committed his final alleged infraction – for a few years, at any rate. Brian K. Potts, 43,...
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BRIAN BURNS SUFFERING FROM CANCER; SEEKING BOND REDUCTION
Dr. Brian Burns, in custody at the SCDC SALINE CO., Ill. - In a hearing held today in Saline County Circuit Court, the attorney representing the former doctor accused of murder has entered a motion for...
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COWPER TAKES A PLEA IN SEX ASSAULT CASE
DEANGELO COWPER SALINE CO., Ill. - A violent crim who finally pulled a couple of stunts authorities weren’t going to put up with is off to IDOC. The Saline County State’s Attorney’s office has advised...
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SALINE COUNTY: ISP announces Roadside Safety Check results
SALINE CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) held in Saline County from late night Friday, December 16,...
View ArticleRosiclare convicted burglar accused of strangling 60-year-old woman
HARDIN CO.— A Rosiclare convicted burglar faces a felony battery charge following a incident involving a family member. Charges filed in the case allege that on November 25 James Austin, 48, of...
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Violent Harrisburg thief now facing drunk driving charge
Kirkland E. Cole SALINE CO.— A violent convicted Harrisburg thief has been charged with drunk driving following a traffic accident. According to official reports, on December 5, at approximately 4:43...
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Traffic stop nets diabetic with no insulin and a forgetful meth convict
Kevin Stucker SALINE CO.— Why three individuals, all with suspended driver’s licenses, would all be riding in the same car, with drugs and paraphernalia would think nothing bad was going to happen...
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Nabbed in Discount Food Mart parking lot
James Virgil Mattingly Reports of drug activity lead lawmen to drug trio SALINE CO.— With all of the complaints about drug activity allegedly going unchecked, mainly due to those pesky...
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Hardin County suspected cannabis grower busted in Harrisburg
Roy W. Tipton SALINE CO.— A former Hardin County man has been jailed in Saline on a pair of felonies that could land him in prison for a significant amount of time if found guilty. Hours later, an...
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Two from ‘Kiddy Prison’ charged with violence
Xzavier B. Gibbs SALINE CO.— With as much fun that is had with the term ‘Kiddy Prison,’ it is no laughing matter when on of the youths from the Illinois Youth Center (IYC) comes unhinged and attacks an...
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Political operative posts bond for man who falls off his motorcycle
Joe Debose SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg man who fancies himself a political operative has surfaced once again. Joe Debose, who put himself out of be some kind of political strategist and was one of the...
View Article’Burg woman busted for boosting colic drops
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg woman is facing a felony after police say she walked out of a local pharmacy with an item for sale that she didn’t bother paying for. According to the formal charge, on...
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Former mayor’s job suspended in appeals court
Eric Gregg SALINE CO. – Those who were jumping up and down with glee back in October when a former Harrisburg mayor was reinstated to his state job – which he lied in order to obtain, as documents...
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THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES, JANUARY SPECIAL EDITION 2017
Wait, what? Yes. It's 2017. How many papers did we bring you in 2016....? A LOT. And the last one we brought you is technically the first of the year...January Special Edition 2017...and it's on stands...
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH OF I-70
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Welcome to winter weather, the first snowfall of which ensures whether or not people remember how to drive since the LAST snowfall we had. Everybody is kinda flipping out about the...
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MAN STUCK ATOP DEVIL’S SMOKESTACK AT GotG
Garden of the Gods SALINE CO., Ill. - There's been no word on the outcome regarding a call earlier this afternoon about a man stuck atop a popular formation at Garden of the Gods on the Saline County...
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CANADIAN RESCUED FROM ICY PERCH AT GotG
One of the markers at Garden of the Gods SALINE/HARDIN COs., Ill. - A young man from Canada is very fortunate that the rescuers from Hardin County know their way around Garden of the Gods, and more...
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