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The last of three former Central Illinois residents, charged with conspiracy to distribute 100 kilograms of marijuana was sentenced Tuesday.

“The police usually they drive around town, they drive down your street every couple hours maybe more than that so you don't have that now.”

For the immediate future, the McLean County Sheriff's Department will be handling law enforcement duties for the community of Stanford. via WEEK-TV

The central Illinois community of Stanford is without a police department. Board members in the western McLean County village placed Police Chief Everett Copeland on paid administrative leave Thursday night, ... via Journal Star

“Because the school resource officer will be needed for nine months a year, (Olympia District 16) will pick up 75 percent of the cost and we'll pick up 25 percent”

Posted on 03/23 at 07:38 PM By Steve Stein of the Journal Star STANFORD - A school resource officer from the McLean County Sheriff's Department will be on duty at the Olympia Middle School and High School ... via Journal Star

One of three former Central Illinois residents, charged with conspiracy to distribute 100 kilograms of marijuana was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison. via WMBD-TV Peoria

“People called and told us the power was out, and they knew that we were striving to get the power back on as quickly as possible”

Several school districts and thousands of people remained without power until Monday morning after overnight outages caused by unusual winter thunderstorms Sunday night. via Pantagraph

By Eric Stock About 2,000 Corn Belt customers in the Armington, Hopedale, Stanford, Minier, Tremont and Mackinaw areas are still without power following a series of outages last night that initially left ... via Http

“The safety of our employees is first and foremost.”

' Major employers in the Twin Cities and many area schools shut their doors for the day Friday after snowfalls ranging from 6 to 10 or more inches blanketed the area by early morning. via The Pantagraph

“It's significantly higher than the 2006 general primary”

' With nearly a week left to cast an early ballot for the Feb. 5 primary, early voting turnout already has surpassed that of previous primaries in virtually every Central Illinois county. via The Pantagraph

“I'm surprised we've not had more”

Thousands of Ameren electrical customers in southern McLean and northern Logan counties were without power in bitter cold for half the day Thursday as crews worked to repair a downed transmission line. via The Pantagraph

UPDATED 6:30 a.m. BLOOMINGTON -- It's a mighty cold day to face without heat and lights, but that's the case for a couple thousand people in McLean and Logan counties who are waking up Thursday without ... via The Pantagraph

Two adults and a child remain hospitalized late Wednesday after a collision between a pickup truck and a church van Wednesday morning. via LincolnCourier.com

Two adults and a child have been hospitalized following a collision between a pickup truck and a church van carrying children in McLean Countyt his morning. via WEEK-TV

Several people are being treated for injuries in central Illinois after a morning accident involving a church van and a pickup truck. via Journal Star

“The library adds a sense of community to Delavan.”

In many ways, a small town library is like any other library. People check out the latest books or movies, send faxes, make photocopies and cruise the Internet. via The Pantagraph

A bomb threat just after 1 p.m. Tuesday at Olympia High School brought McLean County Sheriff's deputies to the Stanford campus. via Pantagraph

“We've had a lot of help and we're very thankful for that”

The Veterans Memorial Park of Stanford, a project two years in the making, has been officially dedicated. via Pantagraph

“It is the consensus of opinion that this storm was one of the most remarkable ever witnessed in the central portion of the state.”

Everyone knows the timeworn expression, "If you don't like the weather in Central Illinois, wait an hour." Well, never was that more true than Saturday, Nov. via The Pantagraph

A rural Stanford man was in McLean County court Friday on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. via The Pantagraph

“We're proud of a lot of things we do here”

' Thirty-five Chicago public schools were named on a list of "dropout factories" this week in a national study of high school graduation rates across the nation, but it's a different story in Central Illinois. via The Pantagraph