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Sangamon County State's Attorney Dan Wright says there's been no change in policy on filing petitions requiring defendants to show sources of bail are legitimate. Sangamon County prosecutors have increased the number of petitions filed that require defendants to prove that sources of bail money are legitimate before they can be released from jail, courthouse insiders say. As of last Friday, 42 of 365 inmates had petitions on sources of bail filed in their cases. The petitions mean that inmates must either get approval from judges before they can be released on bond or convince prosecutors...

3 months ago in Local Dave Dahl Photo: Saga Communications Federal prosecutors say police have rounded up most of the 20-plus Springfield area people indicted on drug charges, adding the defendants are gang members or associates of gang members. The accusations involve trafficking cocaine, crack, heroin, meth, and fentanyl in Springfield over the last two years. Police agencies involved in the investigation include the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, state police, and Springfield police. The list of def...