ST. ANN, Mo. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder and jailed in a case that baffled police for nearly two decades — the death of a woman whose decapitated torso was found at a Missouri rest stop along Interstate 70. Mike A. Clardy, 63, of Maryland Heights, Missouri, was charged ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A construction worker trapped under debris when a Chicago residential building partially collapsed has died, authorities said Thursday. It took nearly an hour for rescuers to pull the worker from several feet (meters) of debris after the Thursday morning collapse at a ...Read more
OGLESBY – The enrollment at Illinois Valley Community College remains strong, according to a report presented to the the IVCC board Thursday. The spring semester showed a 6.2% increase in credit hours. At the Ottawa Center campus, credit hours are up 246% from a year ago. Classes ...Read more
LASALLE – The LaSalle-Peru Township High School Hall of Honor committee welcomes the community to celebrate the LPHS Hall of Honor inductees for the Class of 2022 this weekend during the varsity basketball game in the Sellett Gymnasium on Friday, January 13. The community may also ...Read more
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) — The former operator of a suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant has agreed to pay $408 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits alleging that the now-shuttered facility exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and caused illnesses. Sterigenics ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ new Legislature got underway Wednesday with pledges of selflessness laden with the symbolism. Leaders of the 177 members of the 103rd General Assembly heard advice from Abraham Lincoln, Moses, a recently departed mother and a young son. Democrats ...Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington. Earlier Thursday, Biden acknowledged ...Read more
LASALLE – Cleanup is underway at Carus Chemical in LaSalle after a large fire Wednesday that brought hazardous materials teams from across the state to battle the blaze and aftermath. At a Thursday afternoon press conference, Fire Chief Jerry Janick says the department is no longer ...Read more
LASALLE – The cleanup will be getting underway at Carus Chemical in LaSalle after the large fire yesterday that brought hazardous materials teams from across the state to the city to battle the blaze. LaSalle Mayor Jeff Grove said that the fire was put out yesterday around 6 PM. Runoff ...Read more
LASALLE – The large fire at the Carus Chemical facility in LaSalle sent a large smoke plume wafting over north central Illinois and left some area residents with a residue of a substance called potassium permanganate on yards, homes and vehicles. LaSalle Fire Chief Jerry Janick said it ...Read more
