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GRANITE CITY – A case of kidnapping involving a high-speed police chase has yielded major felony charges against a Granite City resident. Donte T. Pryor Sr., 27, of Granite City, was charged on April 25, 2025, with three counts of aggravated kidnapping, each Class X felonies. He was also charged with a Class X felony count of home invasion, a Class 4 felony count of unlawful restraint, and two Class 4 felony counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer. On April 25, 2025, Pryor allegedly kidnapped two toddlers and an adult after unlawfully entering a Granite City residence, then led police on a high-speed chase. According to a petition filed to deny Pryor’s pretrial release, he “forced two 3-year-old children and into a vehicle against their will and then fled as attempted to exit the vehicle.” The petition adds Pryor proceeded to flee at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, “fled the state, had to be pursued by multiple

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JERSEYVILLE – Jerseyville City Council members tackled several items of city business at their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. First on the agenda was a request to rezone a property in the 300 block of June Street. DanceWorks Owner Adam Krueger requested the zoning classification be changed from R-2 “One-Family Dwelling District” to B-3 “Business District” for use as a dance studio and recreation facility. However, Mayor Kevin Stork announced the item had been tabled after another owner of the property asked to rescind the request and reconsider the rezoning at an undetermined future date. In other business, the City Council approved a resolution to request the closure of State Highway 67 from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to facilitate this year’s Memorial Day Parade. The 2025 installment of the long-running annual parade is set for 9 a.m. on Monday, May 26. Both the parade and ceremony are sponsored

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