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Real estate transfers in Brown County for April 2024
Muddy River News transaction information is obtained from Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration forms accompanying recorded documents. Dates provided may differ from actual transaction or recording dates. Further details may be obtained from the PTAX form or recorded documents. Jones Real Estate Holdings, LLC of Charlotte, N.C., sold 102 acres...
Man accused of stealing $80,000 in jewelry in smash-and-grab from Crystal Lake Kohl’s pleads guilty
A man accused of smashing a window at and stealing $80,000 worth of jewelry from a Crystal Lake Kohl’s pleaded guilty Tuesday to burglary and was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison. John M. Signorile, 49, who lists addresses in Chicago and Schaumburg in court records,...
‘Get off me!’: Former girlfriend tells jury how she was beaten, strangled and threatened to be shot by Loraine man
QUINCY — An Adams County jury of six men and six women listened to a recording Monday afternoon during which a Loraine woman, nine months pregnant at the time, claims she was strangled, bitten and had a loaded gun shoved into her throat and pointed at her stomach by her boyfriend.
Barry couple’s daughter first baby born at Blessing after start of Dogwood Festival
QUINCY — Lillian Grey Simmerman, newborn daughter of Shelly and Luke Simmerman of Barry, is this year’s Quincy Dogwood Festival baby. She earned the honor of being the first baby born at Blessing Hospital after the start of the 2024 Dogwood Festival. Lillian was born at 7:07 p.m. on Friday, May 3.
Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers Fugitive of the Week: Louis L. Jenkins
Louis L. Jenkins, 34, last known address in the 800 block of Lind in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for robbery, aggravated battery and battery. Jenkins is 5 foot, 9 inches tall and weighs 230 pounds. He has black hair and has brown eyes. If...
Real estate transfers in Adams County from April 29 to May 3, 2024
Muddy River News transaction information is obtained from Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration forms accompanying recorded documents. Dates provided may differ from actual transaction or recording dates. Further details may be obtained from the PTAX form or recorded documents. Kenneth E. Bone and Carole A. Bone of Ewing, Mo., sold...
One person injured in shooting in town of Pittsfield, Brown County Sheriff's Office says
PITTSFIELD - A 16-year-old was injured in a shooting Wednesday night in the town of Pittsfield. The Brown County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting around 9:40 p.m. in Pittsfield. Officers used armored vehicles to contact people at the residence, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies said one person was shot. The sheriff's office didn't say where the shooting occurred.
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