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A man from the Chicago area has received a sentence of 123 years in prison for his role in a fatal shooting that occurred on the west side of Bloomington in 2020.
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The Special Commission on Safe Communities' top priorities are youth engagement, safe gun storage and funding for advocacy organizations.
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After the U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld a federal law that bars those under domestic violence-related restraining orders from owning guns, victim advocates say Illinois lawmakers should pass a measure to ensure firearms are actually confiscated in those situations.
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Jaylin Bones, 24, was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder and other charges in the 2022 shooting death of 29-year-old Timothy Manns.
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An Illinois law banning the sale and use of “bump stocks” and other devices that increase the firing power of semiautomatic weapons remains in place, at least for now, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision Friday striking down a federal ban on such items.
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According to McLean County court records, Gabrielle Stine of Bloomington faces charges of first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping in connection with the killing of Jamere Bew last November.
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Police were called to the 300 block of Erickson Avenue on the city’s west side around 5:20 p.m. Sunday for a report of shots fired.
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Unit 5's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Kristal Shelvin said the district wanted to offer support for staff and families who face an unexplainable situation and allow room for the many ways in which people grieve.
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An online fundraising campaign already has brought in more than $270,000 for the three sons of slain Unit 5 teacher Amy Moore — in less than three days.
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Court records show documented instances of harassment online and in person, leading to multiple emergency orders of protection.