Cook presided over cases for friend, accused drug dealers
Suspended Circuit Court Judge Michael Cook's long-time friend, Sean McGilvery, has been named a co-defendant in a high-volume heroin distribution case allegedly run by a mother and son team from Fairview Heights previously charged with concealing the drug overdose death of a 30-year-old woman.
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Illinois House passes concealed-carry bill
A compromise bill that allows the carrying of concealed guns in public won approval Friday in the Illinois House, and now goes to the Senate.
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C.A.R.D. ready to kick off 16th season of Splash City water park
The Splash City Family Waterpark is scheduled to open for its 16th season Saturday and hopes to have a new water feature up and running in July.
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Teen killed in East St. Louis; was it during pick-up basketball game?
East St. Louis police are investigating the death of a teenager who they believe may have been murdered late Thursday night during a pick-up basketball game.
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Actress Amanda Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window
Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.
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Auto parts maker to expand Southern Illinois plant
A Japan-based maker of auto components says its roughly $15 million planned expansion of a Southern Illinois plant will add 80 jobs. 59 minutes ago
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Students gain from sex ed
We were glad to see the Illinois Senate send Gov. Pat Quinn a bill requiring that school sex ed courses include information about birth control and sexually transmitted disease prevention. Quinn is expected to sign the bill.
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