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Not A Good Week for Pekin

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

A woman drowned in Lake Arlan and two women were busted for heroin after one of them overdosed and had to be taken to the ER. M’lady, the Little Dragons and I drove past all the first responder vehicles on our way home from our nephew’s birthday party in Edwardsville last Saturday night. [...]

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Tags: Crime · Neighbors · Pekin

Stickers to Combat Underage Drinking

May 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments

I had trouble stifling a snicker as I read this article in the Times today.
Stickers to stem the sale of alcohol to minors? Seriously???
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission is sending representatives throughout the state to place stickers on beer and liquor packaging. The stickers read as follows:
WARNING – Providing Alcohol to Minors is [...]

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Tags: Alcohol · Crime · Illinois

Tragedy in Kirkwood

February 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A man opened fire at a city council meeting in Kirkwood, Missouri last night. He killed five people, including two police officers and a two city council members Connie Karr and Michael H.T. Lynch. Two others were injured, including Kirkwood’s mayor, Mike Swoboda, who is in critical condition at St. John’s Mercy Medical [...]

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Tags: Crime · St. Louis

Guilty

January 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Karen McCarron is now a convicted murderer.  Anyone surprised?

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Tags: Crime