Category: Winnebago County
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The effect of Coronavirus upon inmates in the IL Dept. of Corrections and county jails
The Coronavirus will potentially devastate IL prisons; its inmates and those in county jail throughout the state. We are compiling information about the Illinois Department of Correction’s response to the virus and county jails compared to the prisons and jails in other US states as well as the Bureau of Federal Prisons. We are also…
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Winnebago County Juvenile Assessment Center soon to be fully operational
It is past due time for staffing of the office. Obviously, it was of no real use without a deputy on duty. “…Monday, the Rockford City Council OK’d a deal to pay the county $75,000 annually to fund the salary and benefits of a sheriff’s deputy who will be stationed noon to 9 p.m. Monday…
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Protected: The Greg Clark Murder Trial Summation
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John Horton of Rockford free after more than 2 decades in prison
ROCKFORD — “It’s breathtaking. Oh my goodness,” a Rockford man said after emerging from the Winnebago County Jail into the sunshine this afternoon after more than 23 years behind bars for a murder he and his supporters maintain he didn’t commit.John Horton Jr., 40, was convicted of the 1993 murder of Arthur Castaneda in Rockford.…
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Weighing fear and danger in Rockford as the city’s violent crime rate rises
By Isaac Guerrero Staff writer ROCKFORD – Woman shot while sitting at kitchen table in Rockford home. 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting. 5 homes hit by gunfire. Headlines like those, posted to our website and plastered on the pages of this newspaper in recent weeks, sound scary. But experts say you shouldn’t confuse fear…
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Richard’s trial is now rescheduled to Feb 21, 2016
Richard’s case was set for jury trial today, but really stood little chance of going forward. The State became aware that one of it’s expert witnesses who lives out of state is unable to appear at trial now in November due to her medical condition. It is a general prerequisite in criminal trials that witnesses testify…
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John Horton, One case our State’s Attorney, Joe Bruscato, Should Instantly Drop Like a Hot-Potato!
If he is any bit a humanitarian, State’s Attorney, Joe Bruscato should not waste a moment in reviewing and dismissing the prosecution of John Horton, and ending the 23 years of suffering which this man has endured. http://www.rrstar.com/news/20161012/illinois-appellate-court-says-rockford-man-convicted-of-murder-entitled-to-new-trial
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Rockford to scramble all police radio communication – News – Rockford Register Star – Rockford, IL
By Jeff Kolkey Staff writer Posted Jun. 24, 2016 at 12:14 PM Updated Jun 24, 2016 at 5:37 PM ROCKFORD — Digital scanners tuned to Rockford police channels will fall silent Aug. 1. Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea is ordering all digital radio communications to be transmitted over only encrypted channels starting in August, preventing…