Defense attorney Tony Cameron issued the following statement after his client, Thomas Delcour, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to stabbing and wounding Quincy landlord Dorothy Hankins while she worked around her rental property in the Spring of 2024.

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Muddy River News

Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Associate Judge Mark Gilles as Circuit Judge in Tenth Circuit

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Associate Judge Mark E. Gilles as a Circuit Judge in the Tenth Judicial Circuit in Peoria County.

Judge Gilles is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the impending retirement of Judge Stephen A. Kouri on July 31, 2026. The appointment is effective October 1, 2026, and will conclude on December 4, 2028.

“Judge Gilles is a highly respected jurist who will bring his strong work ethic and legal talent to this new position,” Justice Holder White said.

New laws bolster recruitment and retention efforts for deputy sheriffs, revoke driving privileges for drivers who cause fatal Move Over crashes.

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Illinois Business Journal

Peoria’s city government has filed a lawsuit requesting a court-appointed receiver to “stabilize and improve” the shuttered Riverview Plaza, while the owner of the downtown high rise claims to have the same goals as the city to make the building iconic again.

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25 News Now

Advocates argued in federal court Wednesday that the U.S. Forest Service failed to protect an endangered bat species during an ongoing logging project in southern Illinois.

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Belleville News-Democrat

Move would subject those orgs to open meetings, FOIA laws; Pritzker campaign calls it a stunt that would hurt small nonprofits.

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Capitol News Illinois

A judge gave Thomas Delcour, 36, a sentence of 20 years, with around 800 days credit for time served, after he admitted to stabbing and wounding a woman who drove herself to the hospital in April 2024.

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Muddy River News

The race has been controversial since Congressman Chuy Garcia's last-minute decision not to seek reelection, essentially ensuring his chief of staff, Patty Garcia, would be the only Democrat on the primary ballot.

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ABC 7

A suburban police officer has been arrested and charged with official misconduct after he allegedly shared confidential information with a criminal suspect.

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NBC 5 Chicago