Illinois makes licensing more welcoming for ex-offenders
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is trying to open job opportunities for people with criminal records by making changes to paperwork for professional licenses. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced Monday it has made the process more welcoming. The department is using less formal legal language in cover letters. And the department…
Missouri trooper’s trial set in handcuffed man’s death
VERSAILLES, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri state trooper charged in the death of an Iowa man who drowned while in his custody is scheduled for trial this summer. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/2fjtLYp ) a July 10 trial was set Monday for Trooper Anthony Piercy. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death…
Schock allegedly profited off his voters’ Washington visits
CHICAGO (AP) – Aaron Schock is accused of allegedly using government and campaign money to subsidize a lavish lifestyle, as well as pocketing thousands of constituents’ dollars. The indictment unveiled this month says the 35-year-old former Illinois Republican ex-congressman hosted annual Washington tours and meet-and-greets, charged a special fee and secretly kept some of the…
Police identify suspect in shooting of St. Louis police officer
(KTRS) – The St. Louis Police Sergeant who was shot twice in the face is home today. Police have also identified the suspect in the shooting as 19-year-old George Bush III. Chief Sam Dotson believes that Bush shot the officer because he feared he would be recognized in connection to other crimes. Bush III died…
Eric Greitens calls for emergency system concerning police shootings
(KTRS) – Governor elect Eric Grietens is calling for an emergency alert system after two police officers in Missouri were shot over the weekend. The proposed “Blue Alert” system would work in a similar fashiong to Amber and Silver alerts–which help to find missing children and senior citizens. A Blue Alert would send information across the…
