Kyle Napp News Today

Despite growing pains, Madison and St. Clair counties report success in enacting sweeping, unfunded changes to the court system mandated under the state’s new SAFE-T Act, including the nation’s first no-cash bond system.

“I can’t begin to imagine the suffering and loss they’ve experienced,” prosecutor says.

“We hope this ruling brings an end to this convicted murderer’s absurd legal gamesmanship,” State’s Attorney Tom Haine stated.

Timothy Banowetz, who was convicted of murdering asbestos attorney Randy Gori, is appealing dismissal of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and vacate a 70-year prison sentence.

“Today, we end an antiquated and unjust system that has disproportionately harmed our communities of color and the poor,” State House speaker said.

Many downstate prosecutors had joined an unsuccessful legal challenge to the law doing away with cash bail.

EDWARDSVILLE - Circuit Judge Kyle Napp set a hearing for Nov. 8 on State's Attorney Tom Haine's motion to dismiss convicted killer Timothy Banowetz's bid to withdraw his guilty plea for the murder of Edwardsville asbestos attorney Randy Gori in 2020.

MOUNT VERNON – Madison County jurors correctly convicted Brady Witcher of triple murder, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on July 27.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Friday that an appellate court has upheld the convictions of a man serving

A Metro East man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Tuesday for running over his fiancee on a Pontoon Beach highway in a crash captured on surveillance video.