Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Illinois House Democrats want to pass a plan to prohibit the use of unreliable statements made to law enforcement during criminal or juvenile court proceedings for homicides or Class X felonies. Sponsors hope the bill could change the state's status as the leader for wrongful convictions.
A felony allegation of domestic battery has been dismissed against a Wonder Lake man on the premise that he did not have a previous conviction of the same offense to warrant the charge – even though he was convicted in 2002 of killing his wife.
A Guatemalan national living in Champaign will spend the rest of his life in federal prison for crimes stemming from a years-long kidnapping and forced labor scheme that prosecutors said he and his siblings were involved in.
Chief Judge Stephen A. Stobbs recently announced that the Illinois Supreme Court has authorized the Third Judicial Circuit Court to post a notice for an associate judge vacancy.
A gunman chased down Kelvin Jemsion and killed him in 2013, but evidence showed that Anthony Robinson, who was convicted and served time in the killing, was unable to walk without crutches.