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Newly appointed SIU board member to be chairman

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:49:29 -0400

CARBONDALE, Illinois - The Southern Illinois University system's revamped governing board elected a newcomer as its chairman Thursday before voting to raise tuition at two of the campuses.

Callis resigns as judge, seeks congressional seat

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:13:23 -0400

ST. LOUIS - The former chief circuit judge in southwestern Illinois' Madison County announced Tuesday that she is running for Congress as a Democrat looking to unseat a Republican just months into his first term.

Chief circuit judge in Madison County resigns

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:35:38 -0400

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois - Madison County Chief Circuit Judge Ann Callis- who has been floated as a potential candidate for Congress - has resigned from office and could make an announcement about her future plans as early as Monday.

Bid to restore conviction in threat case fought

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:18:10 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Attorneys for an aspiring rapper freed from prison after his conviction in a 2007 terroristic threat case was thrown out are urging the Illinois Supreme Court not to hear the appeal by prosecutors looking to restore the jury verdict, sharply accusing them of abusive power and wasting judicial resources.

Dead boy's mother gets 10 years for endangerment

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:42:31 -0400

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois - A southwestern Illinois woman was sentenced to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to endangering the life of her son who was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend.

Man gets 9 years in attack on former co-worker

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:32:16 -0400

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois - A southwestern Illinois man has been ordered to spend nine years in prison for what jurors concluded was his videotaped sexual assault on a female acquaintance. The assault occurred after he rendered the woman unconscious with a so-called "date rape" drug.