U.S. Attorney

With the strong support of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Gregory Gilmore to be the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois.

The U.S. Justice Department and a Central Illinois credit union, CEFCU, have settled a complaint over the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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.

A 58-year-old Farmer City man has pleaded guilty to swindling boat owners and banks out of about $4.7 million.

A federal judge has sentenced a Bloomington couple to prison for having and conspiring to sell an opioid drug called para-fluorofentanyl, a Schedule I analgesic.

A woman from Normal has admitted buying a 9 mm pistol and giving it to a man who used it to kill a cop. Regina Lewis, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the straw gun purchase in November 2020.

The top federal prosecutor in central Illinois says his office is ready to bolster enforcement as part of a national environmental justice initiative.

Police arrested Regina Lewis, 27, of Normal, and Ashantae Corruthers, 28, of Indianapolis on Thursday. The two were indicted last week on charges of conspiracy to illegally purchase and transfer a firearm and conspiracy to engage in misleading conduct.

Federal prosecutors said Friday a 29-year-old man from Normal has received a 10-year prison sentence for sex trafficking a minor.

A federal judge has sentenced a 43-year old Peoria man to 12 years in prison for dealing methamphetamine in several central Illinois communities including Bloomington.