Defendants in ‘boy behind wall' case plead not guilty

By Becky Malkovich, The Southern

BENTON - The three defendants in a highly publicized child abduction case entered pleas of not guilty to charges against them in Franklin County court Thursday.

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Tickets issued in fatal crash

BY BECKY MALKOVICH, THE SOUTHERN

BENTON -- A Benton man was cited for improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident in connection with a fatal wreck Monday, state police said.

Nov 19, 2009 | 9:30 pm | Loading…

Not guilty pleas across the board for defendants in hidden child case

BY BECKY MALKOVICH, The Southern

BENTON - The three defendants allegedly involved in a highly publicized child abduction case entered pleas of not guilty to the charges against them in Franklin County court today.

Nov 19, 2009 | 4:25 pm | Loading…

Child abduction case returns to court

By Becky Malkovich, The Southern

BENTON - The three suspects arrested in connection with the nearly two-year disappearance of a 6-year-old boy will be arraigned today in Franklin County court.

Nov 19, 2009 | 3:00 am | Loading…

Cops: Gunshots killed women

By Tom Barker, The Southern

CAIRO - Two women found dead after a house fire earlier this week in Cairo were shot to death, authorities announced Wednesday.

Nov 19, 2009 | 1:30 am | Loading…

Indictments returned against suspects in Dongola homicide

THE SOUTHERN STAFF

JONESBORO - Two suspects in custody in connection with the Oct. 22 homicide of a 57-year-old man inside his rural Dongola house have each been indicted by a Union County Grand Jury, state's attorney Tyler Edmonds said.

Nov 18, 2009 | 4:55 pm | Loading…

Victims in Cairo house fire died of gunshot wounds

THE SOUTHERN STAFF

CAIRO - Two victims found dead inside a burning house in Cairo Monday died of gunshot wounds, investigators now say.

Nov 18, 2009 | 4:35 pm | Loading…

Police arrest three in wanted person investigation

BY BLACKWELL THOMAS, The Southern

CARBONDALE - Three people are under arrest in what started out as a wanted person investigation, Carbondale Police announced Wednesday.

Nov 18, 2009 | 3:10 pm | Loading…

Judge weighs visitation in boy-behind-wall case

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BENTON (AP) - A southern Illinois judge is weighing whether a woman accused of hiding her 6-year-old son in a crawl space for nearly two years whenever visitors arrived should have visitation rights.

Nov 18, 2009 | 8:25 am | Loading…

Arizona woman ID'd as fatal crash victim

By Becky Malkovich, The Southern

FRANKLIN COUNTY - An Arizona woman died after her car was struck head-on by a pickup truck on Interstate 57.

Nov 18, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Man pleads not guilty in church attacks

BY TOM BARKER, THE SOUTHERN

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Threats prompt closure of southwestern Illinois school district

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GIRARD (AP) - Classes at a southwestern Illinois school district are closed for a second day after vandals left messages threatening to blow up some of the buildings.

Nov 17, 2009 | 1:10 pm | Loading…

Fire involving deaths under investigation in Cairo

THE SOUTHERN STAFF

CAIRO - State police and fire officials are investigating a house fire involving multiple deaths at this hour in Cairo.

Nov 16, 2009 | 6:05 pm | Loading…

Autopsy shows Chicago leader's death a suicide

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott's death was a suicide from a gunshot wound to the head.

Nov 16, 2009 | 10:00 am | Loading…

Car found hours after it was reported stolen

BECKY MALKOVICH, The Southern

JOHNSTON CITY - Johnston City police recovered a stolen Cadillac just hours after it was reported missing.

Nov 16, 2009 | 8:35 am | Loading…

Herrin man hospitalized after being cut

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Johnston City teen killed in accident

THE SOUTHERN

 A Johnston City teen died Friday of injuries suffered in a deer-related auto accident, Williamson County Coroner Michael "Junior" Burke announced Saturday.

Nov 14, 2009 | 7:15 pm | Loading…

East St. Louis mayor faces 'rising tide' of violence

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EAST ST. LOUIS (AP) - East St. Louis' mayor says his struggling city is grappling with what he calls a ``rising tide'' of violence punctuated by the weekend deaths of three women gunned down outside a convenience store.

Nov 13, 2009 | 11:25 am | Loading…

Durbin: Tamms serves a vital role

By Blackwell Thomas, The Southern

CARBONDALE - In the wake of criticism that prisoners held there are subjected to cruel treatment, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin toured Tamms Correctional facility Thursday.

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