Inmate at LaSalle County Jail found Hanged
OTTAWA – An inmate facing drug and weapons charges has died after being found hanging in his cell Tuesday, in what authorities describe as a suicide attempt. Around 2 PM jail staff during a check discovered the
“Poco A Poco”, youth music festival now accepting applicants
STREATOR – Poco a Poco, the student-based music program, and festival is now taking applications for their next extravaganza this summer. This year’s festival week is June 18 through the 25. Special events will include a
Venice hotels give tourists water pistols for seagulls
Paolo Lorenzoni , director of the historic Gritti Hotel near the Grand Canal, said “they really work, they’re also coloured orange, which those birds don’t like”
Mendota High School to present Cinderella
MENDOTA – The students involved in the Mendota High School Fine Arts Department are busy rehearsing their next production, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Dancing, music, and adventure awaits the stage at the Mendota High School Auditorium as
U.S. State Department formally states that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine
In a press statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the U.S. government “assesses that members of Russia’s armed forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine.” Blinken said since launching “his unprovoked and
Madeleine Albright, first female secretary of state, dies at age 84
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as the U.S. secretary of state, died Wednesday at age 84. Her family confirmed in a statement that Albright died of cancer, adding that she was surrounded by family and friends
U.S. State Department official says detained WNBA star Brittney Griner is in ‘good condition’ in Russia
Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner has been found to be in “good condition” after being granted consular access from the U.S. embassy. Griner is being detained in Russia on drug smuggling charges since February. The Russian Federal
Kansas City Chiefs trade wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Miami Dolphins in deal worth $120M
The Miami Dolphins announced on Wednesday that they have acquired All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs, in exchange for five draft picks. The Dolphins agreed to send the Chiefs a first-, second-, and