Will County
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Stateville prison to be demolished and rebuilt, Gov. Pritzker announcesMar 15, 2024 1:19 pm - The state plans to demolish and rebuild Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday. Pritzker announced a plan to rebuild both Statevi...
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‘This is my closure’: Charges dropped in 1972 Naperville cold case following suspect’s deathMar 13, 2024 2:32 pm - More than half a century after her 15-year-old sister, Julie Ann Hanson, was found stabbed to death in a Naperville cornfield, Jill Steininger still has questions about w...
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Federal investigation delays prosecution of Plainfield Township stabbing caseMar 07, 2024 2:32 pm - A federal investigation into the killing of a Plainfield Township Muslim boy is causing delays in the Will County case against the man charged with the boy’s slaying. Jos...
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AgeGuide announces grant funding opportunities for fiscal year 2025Feb 26, 2024 12:03 am - AgeGuide, the Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Illinois, is soliciting letters of interest from nonprofit and local government organizations qualified to receive fed...
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Illinois State Police trooper’s wife seeks help with medical, trip costsFeb 23, 2024 7:54 am - The wife of an Illinois State Police trooper who was severely injured in a 2021 Scott’s Law crash is seeking the community’s help with funding his journey to a Texas clin...
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15-minute conversation with investigators can be used in man’s murder trial, judge rulesFeb 06, 2024 2:45 pm - Whatever a Minnesota man charged in the 1972 killing of a Naperville teenager said to investigators during a 15-minute conversation at the police station can be used at t...
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Chicago Literary Hall of Fame accepting submissions for 2024 Young Writers AwardJan 30, 2024 11:40 am - The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame invites Chicago-area students currently enrolled in grades 9-12 to submit their work for consideration for the 2024 Randall Albers Young Writers Award.
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Evacuations underway after ice jam break on Kankakee River causes significant floodingJan 26, 2024 9:44 pm - Authorities were evacuating homes Friday in northeastern Illinois after an ice jam break along the Kankakee River led to major flooding that was threatening about 200 hom...
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Suspect in killing of 8 people in Joliet has fatally shot himself in Texas, police sayJan 23, 2024 7:31 am - A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in Joliet fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials at a gas station in Texas, where ...
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Recapping the year in birding: Local watchers experienced some mind-bending sightings in 2023Jan 17, 2024 6:43 am - For birders, the word invasion usually refers to birds from the north coming south. We treasure the occasional winters when large numbers of fleeting species such as cros...