An honor guard, the playing of “Taps”, and a bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace” as he walked into the distance were features of two ceremonies in Champaign and Urbana Friday, remembering police officers who have died in the line of duty. The ceremonies were held as part of National Police Week observances. At the Police and Fire Memorial in Champaign’s West Side Park, a ceremony remembered the three Champaign police officers - Christopher Oberheim, Robert Tatman and Thomas Dodsworth - who were killed on duty over the years.
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — A Normal woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy charges related to the death of a Champaign police officer. According to a U.S. Attorney’s Office news release, 28-year-old Regina Lewis pleaded guilty to conspiracy to illegally purchase and transfer a firearm and conspiracy to engage in misleading conduct. Lewis admitted in court […]
URBANA – A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Oct. 4 charging Ashantae S. Corruthers, 28, of the 5000 block of Port Hope Drive in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Regina
As rain steadily fell in Springfield Thursday morning, there was a somber feeling among the law enforcement officers and elected officials who gathered at the Illinois State Library to honor