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Brayden Guy

Southern IL (area)

Prosecutors: Man charged with killing 8-year-old DeSoto boy tried to hire inmate to kill boy’s mother

Brayden Guy, Molly Parker

A DCFS caseworker spoke with the boy’s mother just hours before authorities say she and her son were brutally beaten with a softball bat on May 13.
Southern IL (area)

SIU Foundation pays $2.2M to cancel new dorm development

Brayden Guy

Old Greek Row deteriorates as demolition stalls, leaving Saluki Village plans in limbo