PEORIA, Illinois, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release on March 5, 2021: The former national president of Project Linus, Carol Babbitt, 61, was sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing money from the not-for-profit organization. Project Linus provides handmade blankets for children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or in need. Babbitt, currently of Asheville, N.C., was ordered to serve 30 months in pri  more