Persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. In criminal actions, the person has been charged by a law enforcement agency but is entitled to a hearing or trial to argue his innocence.

Marriage licenses

James Edwin Perry, Girard; Kathryn Lorraine Perry, Girard

Melissa Jean Downs, Carlinville; Clark Edward VanBuskirk, Carlinville

Stephen Joseph Edwards, Carlinville; Amanda La’Nay Ballinger, Carlinville

Divorces

Angela Lee Santel, Bunker Hill; James Richard Santel, Jr., Granite City

Court

• Troy A. Jones, 33, of Girard, faces felony charges of burglary after allegedly entering into...