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The Franklin County Jail, located at 209 W. Main St. in Benton, is the former county jail of Franklin County, Illinois. The jail was built in 1905–06 to replace the county's previous jail, which was built in the 1840s after the county seat moved to Benton. Architect Joseph W. Royer designed the jail; the brick building features limestone trim ...
The Knox County Jail, located on the public square in Knoxville, is a former county jail used by Knox County, Illinois. Built in 1845, the jail was the second used in the county; it replaced a log jail which was thought to be insufficiently secure. Contractor Alvah Wheeler built the two-story brick building for $7,724.
The song "My Long Walk to Jail" on Filter's 2002 album The Amalgamut includes a sample of an incoming call from Cook County Jail. The Cook County Prison was referenced to by Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) in the film The Blues Brothers as serving oatmeal to inmates. The Cook County Prison is where Bigger Thomas is held, in Richard Wright's Native Son.
Illinois residents who already owned high-powered guns when the state ban on those weapons took effect in January can begin registering their firearms this month with the Illinois State Police.
The Mercer County Jail is a historic county jail building located at 309 South College Avenue in Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois. Completed in 1909, the building was the county's third jail and its second in Aledo. Architect Clair F. Drury of Moline designed the Tudor Revival building.
The Clay County Jail is a historic former jail located at 195 Main St. in Louisville, Illinois.Built in 1893, the jail was the third used by the county. The brick jail was designed in the Queen Anne style; its design features gabled dormers at the front of its hip roof and a spindlework front porch.
Tarrant Co. will ask a forensic pathologist, who has revisited cases for the FBI, to review evidence in Robert Miller’s jail death after a Star-Telegram investigation.
Simultaneously ex officio Cook County Coroner [5] Timothy Bradley 1870–1872 [8] Charles Kern: 1872–1878 Democratic [8] John Hoffman: 1878–1880 Republican [8] [9] Orrin L. Mann: 1880–1882 Republican: Elected in 1880 [10] Seth Hanchett: 1882–1886 Republican [11] [12] Canute R. Matson: 1886–1890 Republican [8] James H. Gilbert: 1890 ...