“I am honored and excited to return to this role to serve the people of the Southern District of Illinois,” said Weinhoeft, who continued as a federal prosecutor in southern Illinois for the ...

The Southern District of Illinois has ... I will cherish the time I spent at the federal courthouses. I’m thankful to the district judges for their judicial oversight, it’s been my honor ...

Steven D. Weinhoeft was appointed to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois on February 28, 2025, by Attorney General Pamela Bondi. Having previously served as U.S. Attorney from ...

The Peoria Republican also noted that the Northern District of Illinois has gone more than 22 months without a confirmed U.S. attorney.

Illinois, woman appeared in federal court on Thursday to be sentenced for embezzling funds from the school district where she worked. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern ...

A federal court filing from the U.S. Attorney ... McGlynn of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois handed down the sentence on Thursday. Of the 15 months’ incarceration ...