Man charged with attempted first-degree murder in Ford County

PAXTON — A man who allegedly attacked his then-girlfriend with a bladed weapon outside her Paxton apartment last year has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. On April 28, Ford County State’s Attorney Andrew Killian filed one count of attempted first-degree murder, a Class X felony, against Jerome S. Burkes, 33, who listed addresses in both Paxton and Champaign. Killian’s […]