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Macoupin County Man Pleads Guilty to Disseminating, Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

4 days 17 hours ago
GILLESPIE — A Gillespie man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Macoupin County Circuit Court to possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work with federal and local law enforcement agencies in Illinois to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online. Robert L. Jones, 48, of Gillespie, pleaded guilty to one count of dissemination of child sexual abus

Firefighters Battle Ninth Street House Fire In Alton

4 days 20 hours ago
ALTON — Firefighters battled a serious house fire Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, 2026, in the 1000 block of Ninth Street in Alton after a blaze appeared to start inside the home and spread to the attic, Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Bill Simon said. The call to the Alton Fire Department came in at 1:04 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Simon said no one was inside the house when the fire broke out. Firefighters remained at the scene for about four hours, battling the fire and extinguishing