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Edith Brady-Lunny

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    Edith Brady-Lunny

Edith began her career as a reporter with The DeWitt County Observer, a weekly newspaper in Clinton. From 2007 to June 2019, Edith covered crime and legal issues for The Pantagraph, a daily newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois. She previously worked as a correspondent for The Pantagraph covering courts and local government issues in central Illinois.

Edith joined WGLT as a correspondent in 2019.

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Beaman Asks Appeals Court To Authorize Jury Trial Against Normal Police

By • Sep 11, 2019
Alan Beaman with his mother
Daisy Contreras / NPR Illinois

A former Bloomington man exonerated of murder charges is entitled to a jury trial on his claims that three retired Normal police officers played a significant role in his wrongful conviction, according to arguments by his lawyers Wednesday to the Fourth District Appellate Court.

Brestan Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charges Ahead Of Murder Trial

By • Sep 6, 2019
gavel
WGLT file photo

A Bloomington man charged in the 2017 brutal stabbing death of a woman pleaded guilty Friday to child pornography charges involving a minor girl.

Opioid Crisis Sparked Big Response In B-N. Why Hasn't Gun Violence?

By & • Feb 24, 2019
Dameca wipes tears away
David Proeber / The Pantagraph

Before Oct. 30, 2018, Dameca Kirkwood was a mother, proud of her one and only son, a young man she considered awesome, who did not live to see his 28th birthday.

Deadly Force: When Powerful Guns And Young Men Collide

By & • Jun 24, 2018
David Proeber / The Pantagraph

Jody Gardner and Reggie Hart Jr. went to visit 17-year-old Chris Harrison on a Wednesday night.

Fatal Attraction: How A Young Couple's Dark Journey Led To Murder

By & • Apr 8, 2018
Brittney Mikesell smiles
David Proeber / The Pantagraph

When Cullen Hedrick and Brittney Mikesell arrived at a south Bloomington trailer park on a Saturday afternoon in early December, they were looking for trouble.