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A downstate man who assaulted a police officer and cameraman during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been charged with first-degree murder for last week’s wrong-way crash on Interstate 55, which killed a Skokie woman.

Lauren Wegner, 35, died in the Nov. 8 crash that has led to the new charges against Shane Woods. The Illinois State Police say two others, a 61-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman from Granite City, were injured in the four-vehicle crash, as was Woods.

CHICAGO (AP) -- A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to felony charges for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S Capitol was charged with

An Auburn man who pleaded guilty for his part in Jan. 6 riots on the U.S. Capitol, is now being charged with murder in connection with a Nov. 8 fatal collision near Springfield, Ill.

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The Nov. 8 crash killed Lauren Wegner of Clayton, North Carolina. Police say Shane Woods traveled northbound in his GMC Sierra into the southbound lanes of I-55. His Sierra then crashed into Wegner’s Mercury Sable and a Toyota Corolla driven by a Granite City man.

Aaron Carter allegedly would say no to opportunities and refuse to leave his California home in the months before his death, his friend Dan Wright claimed.

Carter was a bit of a “hermit” in his final year, but was determined to get his career back on track, according to his friend and co-writer Dan Wright. #aaroncarter #cowriter #danwright

Springfield Police released a report Wednesday chronicling the investigation into Aaron Nichols social media posts that were uncovered in April.

Dan Wright, Sangamon County states attorney, remains a signatory but emailed the 61 other prosecutors questioning timing of the lawsuit announcement