Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration between public libraries offering high-quality events, welcomes bestselling author and musician Michelle Zauner on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, and bestselling author Jessamine Chan and acclaimed author Emily Maloney on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
The Illinois House adopted a resolution Wednesday afternoon sponsored by State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dietrich) which designates Interstate 64 in Wayne County from Mile Post 112 to 116 as the "Deputy Sean Riley Memorial Highway". Deputy Sheriff Sean Riley was shot and killed December 29, 2021, after responding to assist a motorist near mile marker 115 on I-64. Another officer responding to back him up found him suffering from fatal gunshot wounds, and his patrol car was missing. The subject later abandoned the patrol car on I-64 before fleeing to St. Peters, Missouri, where he carjacked and shot a citizen. The man then abandoned the vehicle before stealing another vehicle and returning to Illinois. He was taken into custody in the early afternoon. Deputy Riley had served with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office for three years. ISP responded to a single vehicle crash with personal injury yesterday. Preliminary investigative details indicate that at approximately 7: