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Howard Packowitz

Reporter · US

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Sep 27, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Howard Packowitz

    Suspect in custody after mother fatally shot, 2-year-old son found dead in burning car (opens the original)

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    PEORIA, Ill. (WEEK/Gray News) - Authorities in Illinois say a man is in custody after a mother and her 2-year-old son were killed in what is believed to have been a domestic violence incident. Heaven J. Wood, 20, and her 2-year-old son, KJ Duncan-Wood, were found dead early Friday when Peoria County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a car fire then made a welfare check at a nearby home. The two were victims of domestic violence, authorities say. “This day was nothing short of tragic for

  2. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Howard Packowitz

    2 charged after 4 children found in back of U-Haul box truck (opens the original)

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    LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. (25News Now/Gray News) - Two people have been arrested in Illinois after deputies said they discovered four children in an enclosed U-Haul box truck. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said deputies also found two dogs and two adults in the truck after authorities conducted a routine traffic stop about 6:05 p.m. Thursday on an Interstate 55 on-ramp in Pontiac. A body camera photo released by the sheriff’s office shows the conditions inside the box truck. The sheriff’s

  3. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Howard Packowitz

    Person of interest named in the 1992 slaying of Tammy Zywicki; body found in Lawrence County, Mo. (opens the original)

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    JOLIET, Ill. (WEEK NEWS/KY3) - Illinois State Police have identified a person of interest in the kidnapping and murder of Iowa college student Tammy Zywicki, whose body was found in Lawrence County, Mo., 34 years ago. Marking the anniversary of Zywicki’s disappearance, Illinois State Police are asking the public for information about a woman who is not a suspect. However, Theresa “Teri” Belenske was known to hitchhike and may have been traveling with an unknown trucker possibly responsible for Z

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