OTTAWA – Defense attorneys in the trial of a man accused of drowning his wife have called a second forensic pathologist to the stand to testify. 52-year-old Kenneth Cusick is accused of drowning his wife Tracy in a toilet in 2016. In 2017 Dr. Shaku Teas was asked to make an extensive ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) – Legal experts are warning non-citizen immigrants to exercise caution before Illinois legalizes recreational marijuana in a few weeks. Several groups, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, say while it’ll be legal in Illinois in January, it’s ...Read more
CROWN POINT Ind. (AP) – A northwestern Indiana county near Michigan and Illinois is proposing to ease the penalties for marijuana possession. Supporters say it makes sense after Michigan and Illinois legalized pot use. The Lake County Council endorsed an ordinance Tuesday that would give ...Read more
OTTAWA – Cross examination of a forensic pathologist concluded the day in the trial of a former Ottawa fireman accused of murder. 52-year-old Kenneth Cusick is accused of drowning his wife Tracy in a toilet in 2006.Dr. Christopher Milroy, who reviewed both of Tracy’s autopsy reports, ...Read more
EARLVILLE- A dog was rescued after finding himself in a pond Wednesday afternoon. Hope Shannon had heard her dog Rizzo yelping, and discovered he had gotten himself trapped in a nearby pond. The Earlville Fire Department was able to enter the water and rescue him in under 15 minutes. ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Forensic Pathologist testified Wednesday for the defense in the Kenneth Cusick Murder Trial in Ottawa. Dr. Christopher Milroy, who reviewed Cusick’s late wife’s toxicology and both previous autopsy reports, told jurors that caution must be taken when examining the ...Read more
PRINCETON – Bureau County will decide on the sales tax on cannabis in the upcoming months. Taxing for both municipalities as well as unincorporated areas will need to be decided on before April 1st, 2020 in order to comply with the state’s deadline for adopting municipal tax ordinances. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Board of Education submitted its proposed rules Tuesday for how schools can restrain students who exhibit dangerous behavior, aiming to protect children and faculty from outbursts but banning the use of prone restraints except as a last resort and ...Read more
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A former assistant pastor of an Illinois church was charged Monday with sexually assaulting a teenager in the congregation. Roger VanRaden, 48, was arraigned on sexual assault and abuse charges in a Champaign County courtroom, The (Champaign) News-Gazette reported. ...Read more
OTTAWA – The family of a former Ottawa fireman accused of drowning his wife in a toilet took the stand to testify on behalf of him. LaSalle County State’s Attorneys claim 52-year-old Kenneth Cusick is guilty of first degree murder in the drowning death of Tracy Cusick in 2006. On ...Read more
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