Illinois Man Gets 30 Years in Prison For Selling Drugs

An Illinois man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for selling multiple kinds of drugs at a Dubuque residence. 45 year old Eddie Elem of Calumet City, Illinois was given the sentence in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County after pleading guilty to three counts of a controlled substance violation. A report says that Elem sold crack cocaine, powder cocaine and heroin in December 2021 to a confidential informant working with the Dubuque Drug Task Force. The informant was wearing a body wire and recording device that captured the transaction.