A supervisory judge in southwestern Illinois says it wasn't appropriate for a colleague to exclude the media from a hearing in which public indecency charges against a sheriff were dropped.
The outrage over the split-decision upset victory for Timothy Bradley against champion Manny Pacquiao reached a fever pitch Sunday, with many in the boxing world seeking reform in the judging system and promoter Bob Arum calling for an outside investigation.
Perry County authorities have arrested two teens in connection with the death of a runaway girl, whose body was discovered in a creek earlier this week.
On Thursday, authorities continued to investigate whether their deaths were an accident, or the result of parental neglect. The incident happened outside the toddlers' home in Perry County, Illinois.
A bizarre crime spree in Pinckneyville, Illinois, ended with two men in custody and a third in the hospital. The suspects allegedly turned on their accomplice, fearing he would turn them in.
Two Perry County, Illinois men are charged with aggravated criminal battery following a bizarre series of events Monday that included a church fire a the murder of a teenager found in a city park.