Married couple from Missouri charged with Roseville bank robbery

The Warren County State’s Attorney announced charges Tuesday against a pair that’s alleged to have robbed a Roseville bank Saturday.
Kimball, Mary Lou

Mary Lou Kimball, 91, died Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville, IL where she had been a resident since the end of March.
Sloan, Helen L.

Helen Louise Sloan, 97, of Oneida, Illinois passed away at the Knox County Nursing Home at 3:28 A.M. on Thursday, July 29, 2021.
Wheeler, Peggy D.

Peggy Diann (Sornberger) Wheeler, 73, Illinois City, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital with her husband and children by her side.
Riggs, Betty J.

Betty June Broadfield Riggs, 97, of Knoxville, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at the Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville.
Blackman, Leslie R.

Leslie Raymond “Lil Blackie” Blackman, 82, of Little York, IL passed away at 12:10 am, Monday, August 2, 2021, at his home.
Goble, Oral L.

We are sad to announce the passing of Oral Lee Goble, who died peacefully in his home in Boynton Beach Florida on July 25, 2021. He was 83 years old.
Coleman, Marsha L.

Marsha L. (Parsons) Coleman, 68, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 11:35 pm, Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth, IL.
Illinois law requires background checks for all gun sales
AURORA, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a plan requiring background checks for all gun sales in the state by 2024.
New law will effectively end immigrant detention in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois will effectively end immigration detention and strengthen protections limiting cooperation with federal immigration agents under a plan signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Judge denies new trial request in Mollie Tibbetts case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A judge has denied a convicted man’s request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts.