By Tribune Staff • A Correctional Officer and Correctional Lieutenant employed at Lawrence Correctional Center appeared in federal court Tuesday to admit to conspiring to deprive a restrained inmate of civil rights. Craig Muhs, 28, and Ethan Yates, 30, each pled guilty to conspiring to violate an inmate’s civil rights during an incident occurring on July…

By Tribune Staff • The Cross-River Crime Task Force seized multiple illegally-possessed firearms and quantities of narcotics while making numerous arrests during a countywide deployment on Friday, July 10. The coordinated enforcement effort involved officers and deputies from multiple law enforcement agencies, along with state and federal partners, who serve on the Task Force. During…

The Illinois Policy Institute estimates a typical driver who passes through two tolls each workday would pay $225 more a year By Tribune Staff • The Illinois Tollway began meeting July 13 around the northern part of the state about impending tollway hikes. If approved, drivers would face passenger toll hikes of about 45 cents,…