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Police chief Steve Petrilli said the rise in thefts and car burglaries reflects a rise in crimes of opportunity and he said the trend in manageable.
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Marla Rice, the mother of Kristian "KP" Philpotts, filed the lawsuit against Lyft, the alleged killer and his parent, citing the Parental Responsibility Law. Defendant Tyjohn Williams used his mother's account to request the Lyft ride that led to Philpotts' death.
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The changes come after the Illinois Supreme Court convened a five-person task force in January to address an “unprecedented and unsustainable” load on the courts tasked with reviewing whether lower court judges applied the law correctly.
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McLean County authorities said Thursday that they're investigating this week's discovery of a body in a ditch as a homicide. They also identified the victim was Ronald W. Thrasher Jr., 48, of Bloomington.
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McLean County authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in a ditch just west of Bloomington-Normal.
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A rural McLean County man was killed Monday afternoon in a motorcycle crash in rural Mackinaw.
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One person was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday evening in Normal, on Vernon Avenue near Brookwood Drive.
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According to a statement District 87 officials released to families, the lockdown was “out of an abundance of caution due to a received report implying a potential security concern.”
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A Minnesota man, Kentrell Brown, was sentenced to 80 years in prison Tuesday for the 2021 murder of Natwan Nash.
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Alan Beaman will continue his efforts to educate police recruits about the harm done to innocent people ensnared by wrongful convictions, as he moves on with his life after reaching a $5.4 million settlement with the Town of Normal and three former officers.
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A federal judge in Puerto Rico last week told a politically connected former state contractor that if he wants to sue for defamation against the people who’ve accused him of defrauding the state of Illinois, he’ll have to do so in an Illinois courtroom.
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Colin S. Simpson, 18, was arrested this week on nine charges, including attempted murder. He is accused of shooting two people last year in Normal.