The capitol building was also on lockdown Sunday due to a bomb
threat.
Parolee pleaded not guilty
The man charged in the murder of an 11-year-old boy the day
after he was paroled from prison pleaded not guilty Monday.
Crosetti Brand faces a charge of first-degree murder in the
death of Jayden Perkins.
Police responded to the home Perkins shared with his mother
March 13 after Brand allegedly forced his way into the residence
and began stabbing Perkin’s mother. The boy then tried to defend
his mother, who was four months pregnant, and was stabbed.
Two Illinois prisoner board members resigned as a result of the
murder.
Infectious disease conference Tuesday
The Illinois Department of Public Health is hosting the state’s
first infectious disease conference in nine years in Bloomington
Tuesday and Wednesday.
As the first such conference since the COVID-19 pandemic, the
two-day event will bring together hundreds of infectious disease
experts and focus on lessons learned from battling the worldwide
public health emergency, how to move beyond COVID-19 and
fighting misinformation in the realm of public health.
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