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Man sentenced to 7 years in IDOC for sexually assaulting woman at Decatur grocery store
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Man sentenced to 7 years in IDOC for sexually assaulting woman at Decatur grocery store

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated 3 hrs ago

A man who pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually assault a woman in July 2025 was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. 

Vermilion County man sentenced to 5 years in IDOC for unlawful weapon possession
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Vermilion County man sentenced to 5 years in IDOC for unlawful weapon possession

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Mar 10, 2026

A Vermilion County man was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.

Man charged in standoff with Danville police sentenced to 5 years in IDOC
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Man charged in standoff with Danville police sentenced to 5 years in IDOC

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Mar 6, 2026

A man arrested for a standoff with Danville police in November 2025 has been sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. 

Moultrie County man sentenced to 5 years in IDOC for possession of child pornography
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Moultrie County man sentenced to 5 years in IDOC for possession of child pornography

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Feb 19, 2026

A Moultrie County man was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for child pornography possession.

Woman sentenced to 10 years in DUI crash that killed 2-month-old
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Woman sentenced to 10 years in DUI crash that killed 2-month-old

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Feb 12, 2026

A woman has been sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for a March 2025 DUI crash that killed a 2-month-old baby.

Danville man sentenced to 10 years for dealing meth
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Danville man sentenced to 10 years for dealing meth

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Feb 5, 2026

A Danville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for dealing methamphetamine. 

New IL law requires annual report on prison hospice care
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New IL law requires annual report on prison hospice care

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Jan 15, 2026

A new law requires Illinois to report data on hospice care available for prisoners.

Vermilion Co. man sentenced to 6 years in IDOC for unlawful weapon possession
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Vermilion Co. man sentenced to 6 years in IDOC for unlawful weapon possession

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Jan 8, 2026

A Vermilion County man was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for unlawful weapon possession by a felon.

Ripple Effect brings holiday cheer to those in jail through handwritten letters
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Ripple Effect brings holiday cheer to those in jail through handwritten letters

  • La'Miya Starnes
  • Updated Dec 8, 2025

As Christmas approaches, many families are writing letters to Santa, but the Ripple Effect program in Champaign is writing letters to those who are incarcerated. 

RIPPLE Effect to send holiday cards to people in Illinois prisons this season
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RIPPLE Effect to send holiday cards to people in Illinois prisons this season

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Nov 24, 2025

RIPPLE Effect, a program hosted by the Education Justice Project (EJP), will send cards with messages of support to those in Illinois prisons this holiday season. 

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