SPRINGFIELD — Illinois officials have granted parole to an 80-year-old inmate sentenced to life in prison for the killings of three women in 1960. Chester Weger has denied killing the three Riverside, Chicago women, whose badly beaten bodies were found in March 1960 in a cave at Starved ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials have granted parole to an 80-year-old inmate sentenced to life in prison for the 1960 killings of three suburban Chicago women, whose brutalized bodies were found in a cave at a state park. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted 9-4 Thursday to ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The longest serving inmate in the state is up for a parole hearing today at 9 AM. Chester Weger was convicted in 1960 in the deaths of one of three women found dead at Starved Rock State Park, one of the areas most notorious crimes. Weger has maintained his innocence. Last ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered severe restrictions on public schools’ use of isolation rooms for troubled children. The Democrat said Wednesday he directed the Illinois State Board of Education to issue emergency rules governing so-called timeout rooms. The order ...Read more
STREATOR – Residents in Streator are concerned of children’s safety due to truck traffic near Northlawn Junior High. During public comment at Streator’s City Council meeting, a resident of North Wasson Street, who lives near four school bus stops, addressed the high truck traffic in the ...Read more
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago 14-year-old faces hate crime and other charges for allegedly posting on Craigslist a picture of an African American classmate with the caption, “Slave for sale.” The white Naperville Central High School freshman appeared Wednesday in DuPage ...Read more
JOLIET – A California man is in custody after authorities seized nearly 200 pounds of cannabis and other paraphernalia during a traffic stop in Joliet on Monday. According to the Will County Sheriff’s Office, 64-year-old Micheal Glenn Silliman was arrested after a traffic stop on ...Read more
OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency detected some homes with elevated lead levels in their water. According to President Chris Perra of TEST Inc., during periodic testing in Ottawa, the water company found four homes out of 30 to have elevated ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator Township High School was rated commendable in an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education. Illinois Report Card’s summary designation measures the progress in academic performance and student success through four categories: exemplary, ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator’s City Council is expected to approve an updated 5 year road plan. After discussions last month, city Engineer Jeremy Palm added Court Street as an additional road needing improvements in 2022. General Fund projects for this upcoming year include the 700 through ...Read more
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