Cops across state cracking down on DUI (Morris Daily Herald)

4 July 2008, 1:52 am

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Police and the Illinois Department of Transportation are teaming up with local law enforcement across the state to conduct a $1.4 million enforcement and education campaign to save lives during the July 4th holiday period.... read more

Drug arrest lands trooper in hospital (Morris Daily Herald)

4 July 2008, 1:52 am

JOLIET - A traffic stop made by an Illinois State Police trooper over the weekend landed the officer in the hospital.... read more

U.S. Marshals-led effort nets dozens of arrests in Central Illinois (The Pantagraph)

3 July 2008, 11:43 pm

BLOOMINGTON -- A weeklong operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service with help from Bloomington police and the McLean County sheriff’s office ended with the arrest of 20 fugitives in McLean County, authorities said Thursday in a statement.... read more

Police arrest 19 in Decatur during Central Illinois fugitive roundup (Herald & Review)

3 July 2008, 10:10 pm

DECATUR - A recent crackdown on fugitives led by the U.S. Marshals Service rounded up more than 100 suspects in Central Illinois, including 19 in Decatur wanted on charges ranging from sex crimes to attempted murder.... read more

Police Trackdown Illinois Suspect In 8 Murders (WLBZ Bangor)

2 July 2008, 2:24 pm

ILLINOIS (NBC) -- An ex-convict captured after an exhaustive, two-state manhunt has been charged in two killings. Nicholas Sheley is a suspect in six other murders.... read more

Authorities Capture Illinois Man Suspected in as Many as 8 Deaths (Washington Post)

1 July 2008, 9:15 pm

CHICAGO, July 1 -- A convicted felon sought in connection with as many as eight slayings over the past week was captured by Illinois state police Tuesday night just north of St. Louis, authorities said.... read more

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