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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Danville man pleads guilty to drug, weapons charge
On May 15, Tymone Jackson, age 38, pleaded guilty in two separate cases, to Unlawful Possession of Weapon by Felon, a class 2 felony for a sentence of 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, and to Possession of Contraband in a Penal Institution, a class 1 felony, for a sentence of six years in the IDOC. The sentences will be served concurrently. Jackson will serve one year of mandatory supervised release following his release from prison. Judge Karen Wall presided over the plea and sentencing. Evidence was presented that on Oct. 26, 2024, Jackson was the driver of a car that was stopped by the Vermilion County Sheriff's Department for violations of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deputies observed suspicious activity during the stop and searched the vehicle and the occupants, including Jackson. While searching Jackson's person, deputies located a loaded handgun. Jackson had previously been convicted of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon and is not legally allowed to possess a handgun. The People also presented evidence that on Nov. 7, 2024, while Jackson was an inmate at the Vermilion County Public Safety Building, an investigator of the Vermilion County Sheriff's Department received information that drugs were present in the jail. Following this lead, Jackson was questioned and subsequently searched. The investigator located cocaine concealed on Jackson's person. State's Attorney Jacqueline Lacy thanked the members of the Vermilion County Sheriff's Department for their work in these cases. She added, 'This defendant, who was already facing serious charges for illegally possessing a weapon, showed complete disregard for the law by bringing illegal drugs into the Public Safety Building. Not only was his behavior illegal, but he endangered the security of our correctional facility, staff and inmates.'
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
‘Move over or get pulled over': Illinois State Police reiterate no-tolerance policy
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Illinois State Police troopers are reiterating their no-tolerance policy for drivers who don't move over for law enforcement and emergency vehicles. Commonly referred to as Scott's Law in Illinois after Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Scott Gillen, who was hit and killed while responding to a traffic accident 25 years ago. 'Every motorist is required to get over and slow down in the other lane upon approaching an emergency vehicle with its lights flashing,' said Sergeant Wes Matarelli. 'That could be a law enforcement vehicle, it could be a fire truck, it could be an ambulance, any EMS personnel.' Vehicles the law applies to can be found under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Matarelli explains why this is being broadcasted right now. 'For years and years we've been advocating this law, telling people to move over, slow down,' he said. 'This is nothing new. But we're still consistently getting in crashes, crashes that involve serious injuries to our first responders and our troopers. We're not changing the law. We're just stating that now we are going to be writing tickets, not warnings.' Violators could be fined $250-$10,000, and if there is injury or death of another person, it's a felony and a possible driving suspension of up to two years. Just this year, there have been five Move-Over crashes, four of which involved a trooper being injured. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Illinois House passes bill letting DUI offenders drive with breathalyzer restrictions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois House has passed a bill that would allow people convicted of DUI to apply for restricted driving privileges, as long as they agree to use a blood-alcohol monitoring device. would amend the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow the Secretary of State's office to issue a restricted driving permit allowing someone convicted of DUI to drive 6 days a week, 12 hours per day, within a 200-mile radius of their home. The driver would have to agree to use a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID), a breathalyzer that prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver's breath alcohol content is above a set limit. The bill would require drivers to pay $30 a month to use the device and a $100 installation fee. Persons involved in a fatal accident while under the influence of alcohol or drugs would not be eligible for the permit. HB2658 passed the House on Monday and now heads to the Senate. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
03-04-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Illinois exploring speed cameras, AI to reduce speeding and crashes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Illinois legislators are looking into using speed cameras and artificial intelligence technology to reduce speeding and crashes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive. A State Senate executive committee is holding a hearing on the topic Thursday in Springfield. State Senator Sara Feigenholtz has filed a bill to have the University of Illinois - Chicago study how speed cameras and AI traffic camera technology could reduce speeding and crashes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Sen. Feigenholtz says there have been more than 15,000 crashes on North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, or about seven crashes a day. SB1507 would amend the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow automated speed enforcement systems in safety zones, and allow a safety zone to include a portion of DuSable Lake Shore Drive if the Chicago Department of Transportation designates it as a "high crash corridor."
Chicago Tribune
27-03-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Worth man charged with reckless homicide after fatal hit and run
A Worth man was charged with reckless homicide after fatally striking a 46-year-old man during a hit and run on Monday following a road rage incident, police said. Abdalla Shaban, 27, was charged with reckless homicide, leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injury and multiple traffic offenses under the Illinois Vehicle Code, according to the Worth Police Department. Police responded to a hit-and-run crash in the 6500 block of West 115th Street at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, finding a man had been struck by a dark-colored BMW sedan, which was driven off south on Natchez Avenue, police said. Police said the crash stemmed from a prior road rage incident involving the BMW driver and the victim's adult son. The victim, who was on foot and witnessed the road rage incident, stepped into the road to intervene. As he checked on his son, the BMW driver redirected the vehicle and fatally struck him, police said. Shaban was located shortly after the crash at his home in the 11500 block of South Natchez Avenue and arrested, police said. The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Trauma Center in Oak Lawn, where he died, police said. Shaban had a detention hearing at 9 a.m. on Thursday at the Cook County courthouse in Bridgeview, police said.
