The Coles County State’s Attorney s reported that it was notified on Wednesday that the Fifth District Appellate Court has ordered that the 25-year sentence for Josiah Lyons, now 20, be
Every community strives to develop an identity that distinguishes it from the rest. But none seek out the notoriety associated with Coles County in 2004: “Meth Capital of Illinois,” according to the Decatur Herald & Review. Nearly 20 years later, this reputation still weighs heavily on the community. One-third of all 2021 felony charges by.
A former assistant Coles County state’s attorney has been charged with 32 counts of misconduct over interactions with three Coles County women, according to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul s office.