UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - The Union County State's Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced Tuesday that three men have each been charged with two counts of home burglary.

Christopher L. Doublin, 21, from 150 Hillside Terrace in Anna, Christopher A. Raines, 20, of 426 East Jefferson Street No. 19 in Anna and Jonathan White, 21, of 209 East Heacock Street in Jonesboro have each been charged.

Doublin, Raines and White are alleged to have burglarized homes on North Illinois Street and North Main Street in Jonesboro during July and August of 2011.

According to Edmonds, the three men were arrested after an investigation by the Jonesboro Police Department and are each held at the Jackson County Jail in Murphysboro on $50,000 bond.

Preliminary hearings are scheduled for September 13 at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (KFVS) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed a law allowing Illinois landowners and renters a new option to signify a "no trespassing" notice.

The new law allows landowners and renters to use purple paint markings on trees or posts on the property to protect it from trespassing.

While the new law went into effect on August 22nd, additional notice is still required through the year 2012. Landowners who choose to use the purple paint marks still need to issue a "no trespassing" notice either verbally or by a written note until January 1, 2013.

If you choose to use purple paint marks, you may use a vertical line of at least 8 inches in length. The bottom of the mark has to be between 3 and 5 feet high. It should be no more than 100 feet from another mark and easily visible to anyone that gets close to the property.