Champaign man arrested for murder

George Harold Chapman, 41, of Champaign was arrested in South Carolina and charged with murder. Chapman was charged with the murder of Angelica M. Vasquez, 43, of Danville, whose body was dumped in west Champaign on Sept 27. Authorities found the body on Rising Road just north of Bradley Avenue. According to Lt. Ed Ogle of the...

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September 27th, 2011

Former State Rep. pleads guilty to DUI

Randy Ramey, former Illinois State Representative and DuPage County GOP chairman, recently plead guilty to a misdemeanor DUI charge. Ramey received a drunk driving citation in August after being pulled over for improper lane usage. Police pulled Ramey over after witnessing him crossing over the center lane. The former state representative took a breathalyzer test at...

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August 23rd, 2011

State begins 2-week drunk driving enforcement program

“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” is a 2-week drunk driving enforcement program being held across the state of Illinois from August 19-September 5. The Illinois State Police, Illinois Department of Transportation, and many local law enforcement agencies in the state will be participating in the effort. In addition to drunk driving, officers will be...

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August 9th, 2011

Illinois linebacker arrested for DUI, suspended from playing

University of Illinois linebacker Ashante Williams was arrested early last Saturday morning at around 1:30 a.m. for driving under the influence. The football player was arrested just off of the university’s campus in Urbana. Williams became a drunk driving suspect after an officer pulled him over for a separate traffic violation. Police reports indicate that...

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July 28th, 2011

Rantoul man arrested for DUI after fleeing police

Earlier this month, a Rantoul man was arrested and charged with drunk driving after driving the wrong way on U.S. 45. Champaign County deputies responded to a call about a possible drunk driver at around 1 a.m. The driver was reported to be near Leverett Road. A deputy found him turning off the road and...

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June 7th, 2011

Former Champaign detective admits to driving drunk

A 41-year old former Champaign police detective recently admitted to driving drunk. Last month, the former detective plead guilty to a misdemeanor DUI charge. The charge of driving under the influence was made last December when the former officer hit an SUV driven by a teenager from Mahomet. The accident occurred at around 9:30 in...

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May 10th, 2011

Regional superintendent of schools pleads guilty to DUI

Yesterday, an Illinois regional superintendent of schools plead guilty to a misdemeanor DUI charge. The 49-year old superintendent oversees four west-central Illinois counties. The superintendent was charged with driving under the influence last month after being pulled over at 12:30 A.M. on Concord-Arenzville Road. In a plead deal, improper traffic lane use and operating an uninsured motor...

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March 29th, 2011

Urbana dad sentenced to spend 5 years in prison

Earlier this month, an Urbana father was sentenced to spend 5 years in prison after being convicted of his 4th driving under the influence conviction. The father, Chad Lange, was unable to be placed on probation due to receiving the three previous convictions within 9 years. Champaign County Judge Rich Klaus said to the 33-year...

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February 22nd, 2011

Champaign County board member arrested for DUI

Last month, a Champaign County board member was arrested for driving under the influence after a Champaign County sheriff’s deputy says he witnessed him driving the wrong-way on U.S. 45 in Savoy. The officer stopped 31-year old Michael C. Richards at around 3:25 A.M. on January 27th. The officer reported that he saw a vehicle...

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December 28th, 2010

Former Champaign police officer arrested for second DUI

41-year old Lisa Staples was recenty arrested for her second DUI. Staples is a former Champaign police officer who resigned from her position two years after receiving her first DUI charge in 2008. In 2008, Staples was charged with driving under the influence after driving an unmarked police vehicle the wrong way on Interstate 72...

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