Crime and Courts

Don Craven, an attorney for multiple journalism associations in the state, said Illinois is in good shape compared to other states. Amid uncertainty at the federal level, he defended his work in courts and litigation to protect the profession.

A former youth program worker at a Bloomington nonprofit faces felony charges for allegedly grooming a teenage girl.

Corey Campbell, of Anchor, is charged with supplying the cocaine that contributed to Dawson Boner's death in November.

A 24-year-old Normal woman allegedly left her child unattended in a hot vehicle in August. She was arrested Thursday and charged with involuntarily manslaughter.

Bloomington City Manager Jeff Jurgens said proposed Town of Normal regulation of pop-up party problems could help Bloomington too.

The indictment alleges former Hudson water superintendent Jeff Waller forged signatures in documents submitted to the Illinois EPA in 2019, related lead and copper testing.

Police in Missouri say 30-year-old Tyler Herman was arrested in Bloomington after he was released from a Columbia hospital following the Aug. 30 crash.

A jury in June convicted Stephen Schultz, 61, on more than three dozen felony counts of child pornography possession.

A former worker at a boys’ home in rural Livingston County faces embezzlement charges.

A federal judge has sentenced four people for their parts in a gun store burglary ring that tried to grab weapons from five counties in Central Illinois, including McLean.