Southern Illinois woman arrested, accused of $1M+ property theft from ambulance company

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office has arrested Carrie Kelley, 43, of Sparta, Illinois on Friday. The sheriff's office said Kelley faces charges including two counts of theft of property over $1,000,000, one count of wire fraud, and four counts of fraudulent filing of Illinois income tax.

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WSIL

A small Illinois city at the center of a seismic shift in abortion access

The cars and pickup trucks from Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Indiana and Mississippi started arriving early in the morning at the Alamo Women’s Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois.

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Belleville News-Democrat

Illinois Supreme Court Recalls and Assigns Hon. Mark Clarke to Fifth District Appellate Court

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the recall and assignment of the Honorable Mark H. Clarke (ret.) to the Fifth District Appellate Court.

Judge Clarke is being assigned to fill the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of Justice James R. Moore, effective December 31, 2025. The assignment of Judge Clarke is effective January 27, 2026, and will conclude on December 4, 2028.

Justice Lisa Holder White Announces Formation of Screening Committee To Fill Seventeenth Circuit Vacancy

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

Public invited to submit comments on 2 applicants

Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a judicial screening committee for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit – Subcircuit No. 1.

Massey Commission releases final report

The Massey Commission, formed after the police shooting death of Sonya Massey in 2024, released its final report Thursday. 

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WAND

Illinois Supreme Court justices want to see McLean County's Family Treatment Court replicated

Two Illinois Supreme Court justices traveled to McLean County this week, participating in a judges’ meeting for the 11th Judicial Circuit that includes McLean County and observing Family Treatment Court.

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WGLT

Agency was created to help immigrants. Now, it's being turned against them.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has given employees law enforcement powers, arrests during immigration appointments have surged, and thousands have applied to become “Homeland Defenders” who scrutinize green card applications.

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Chicago Sun-Times