GLEN CARBON – An employee of the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office from Glen Carbon faces felony charges for vehicle registration-related offenses.
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Eddie L. Cummings, 63, of Glen Carbon, was charged on March 3, 2026 with one count each of offenses related to title and registration (a Class 2 felony), official misconduct (a Class 3 felony), and theft (a Class 4 felony).
While acting in his official capacity as a Secretary of State employee, Cummings allegedly produced a duplicate motor vehicle registration sticker and used it on his personal vehicle on Aug. 22, 2025, according to charging documents.
Cummings is additionally accused of stealing the motor vehicle registration sticker, valued at less than $500, and possessing the sticker while knowing it to have been stolen, converted, altered, forged, or counterfeited.
The Secretary of State Police presented the case against Cummings, who was ordered to be released from custody pending trial in this case.
All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
