There were 11 offenders released on parole during 2022 that live in Gallatin County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.
Gallatin County saw 69 people migrate from within the state during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
There were two offenders convicted of drug crimes living in Wayne County released on parole during the first quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.
Illinois state Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) has commented on new legislation recently passed by Democratic senators in Springfield that would prohibit police officers from using the smell of marijuana as the sole probable cause to search a vehicle or its passengers.
Former State Sen. Darren Bailey has joined the chorus of Republican voices criticizing a piece of Democratic-sponsored legislation that restricts when police can search a car if cannabis is suspected to be in it.
There were five offenders released on parole during 2022 that live in Edwards County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.