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The 44-year-old woman is jailed on charges of first-degree
murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge
of a firearm and aggravated domestic battery.
She was arrested Tuesday after Edwards County sheriff's deputies
found the body of Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael J.
Valentine outside a home in Albion, state police said in a
release.
Albion is about 270 miles (434 kilometers) south of Chicago.
The sheriff's office asked the state police to lead the
investigation into Valentine's death. Charges were filed against
his wife on Thursday, state police said.
Her first court appearance is scheduled for Friday morning,
according to court records, which do not list a defense attorney
for her.
Valentine was a former Edwards County state's attorney,
according to Second Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Melissa Morgan.
He was first elected circuit court judge in 2016.
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