MOUNT VERNON - Suspects who were already in jail when the SAFE-T Act went into effect may seek review or "elect to stand on the terms" of their pretrial conditions, Fifth District appellate judges ruled in two cases from Coles County.
An Illinois appellate court has sided with two Coles County criminal defendants who argued, in separate cases, that they were improperly detained under the law that eliminated cash bail across
Eastern’s Academy of Lifelong Learning gathered at Whiteside Garden in Charleston on Aug. 28 to host the first of their series of nature journaling events. Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon has partnered with the Academy of Lifelong Learning to make these events possible. They have planned four nature journaling events, all of which take place.