The administration of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White won’t say whether the agency knew that Candace Wanzo had pleaded guilty to stealing more than $230,000 from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville before she was hired in 1999. “This is a personnel matter and we cannot discuss personnel matters,” White spokesman Henry Haupt wrote in […]
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Secretary of State official placed on leave
Candace Wanzo, a high-ranking official in the Illinois Secretary of State’s office, is under investigation by the office’s inspector general and has been placed on paid leave. The nature of the investigation isn’t clear. Wanzo, an administrator in the office’s vehicles division, earned $87,238 last year. Wanzo was hired in 1999 even though she pleaded […]
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“You’ve always got respect down here”
In the wake of a fight with a 19-year-old man who had insulted him, Springfield police officer Samuel Rosario returned to the scene and took responsibility. Rosario was greeted like a friend by Robert Humes, who shortly beforehand had accepted the officer’s invitation to engage in fisticuffs, according to body camera footage obtained by Illinois […]
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Inmate dies after suicide attempt
A Sangamon County jail inmate has died after an apparent suicide attempt. Tiffany A. Rusher, 27, was rushed to St. John’s Hospital after she was found in her cell at 3:45 p.m. on March 18, according to the Sangamon County sheriff’s office. She was placed on life support and died on Thursday. The sheriff’s office […]
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Blow by blow
On East Stuart Street, the Feb. 27 fist fight between Officer Samuel Rosario and Robert Humes seems common knowledge. “He’s down the street,” says a man working on a car in front of Humes’ house when a reporter asks about the guy who fought with a police officer. Humes, 19, hardly seems worked up as […]
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Lovelace found not guilty
After two hours and 20 minutes of deliberating, a jury found Curtis Lovelace not guilty in the murder of his wife, Cory. In an emotional mix of jubilation and sorrow, the verdict was the final destination to an odyssey that began 11 years ago. On Feb. 14, 2006, the body of Cory was discovered in […]
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Lovelace takes the stand in his own defense
The second the defense called Curtis Lovelace to take the stand, chatter emanated from a courtroom gallery that has been all but silent throughout this murder trial. Walking a thin line between vindication and conviction, Lovelace testified about his relationship with his first wife, Cory, her death and the investigation that lead to his […]
