WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has announced the names of two U.S. soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan on Monday. The Defense Department says 20-year-old Pfc. Brandon Jay Kreischer of Stryker, Ohio, and 24-year-old Spc. Michael Isaiah Nance of Chicago died “as a result of wounds ...Read more
MENDOTA- The board of directors of the Mendota Sweet Corn Festival announced Wednesday the Grand Marshall of the Sweet Corn Festival Parade. This year the person with honor will be Roberta Friedlein. She retired this year from the Mendota Chamber of Commerce after having served the city for ...Read more
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man who, with his wife, is accused of confining their 10-year-old daughter to their basement has been found mentally unfit for trial by a court-appointed doctor. Randy Swopes’ status was revealed Tuesday during a hearing in Lake County Circuit ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police oversight board has determined a sergeant was justified in killing a fleeing 19-year-old three years ago because the dead man was carrying a gun as the officer claimed. No gun was found at the scene on the November 2016 day that Kajuan Raye was shot in the ...Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A mass departure of top aides shook the House Democrats’ campaign arm Tuesday, an exodus that followed complaints from Hispanic and black lawmakers that the organization’s staff lacked diversity and that came amid a war of words between the party and President ...Read more
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois community is pushing to demolish the house where the parents who are charged in the slaying of their 5-year-old son allegedly beat the boy to death. Crystal Lake’s special counsel says the community filed a complaint after inspectors found ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Walmart Distribution Center in Spring Valley is asking the city for permission to go solar. City Attorney Jim Andreoni says the distribution center is looking to build a 15 acre solar garden on the northwest corner of the property. Andreoni suggested a variance ...Read more
PRINCETON – Princeton’s city manager is warning utility customers of a telephone scam where the caller claims to be from the city. City manager Rachel Skaggs says the callers claim to be with the city and is offering utility rebates through Commonwealth Edison. Skaggs says the city ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Police Department is asking for help in identifying three male subjects allegedly involved in credit card fraud. Police say on Tuesday just before 3 a.m. three male subjects went into Walgreen’s in Peru and purchased a $300 Visa gift card with a credit card ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A 59-year-old who was one of Chicago’s most powerful labor leaders has pleaded guilty to receiving over $500,000 in illegal payments and benefits, including the use of a yacht. Former Teamsters Union official, John Coli Sr., changed his plea to guilty Tuesday in a federal ...Read more
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