Philip Walter Laufer, 58, of Gardner, formerly of Carbon Hill, died Wednesday (July 30, 2008).
Leo P. Keerbs Sr., 66, of Bradley, died Thursday (July 31, 2008).
T. Marilyn Lowery, 74, of Chatsworth, died Wednesday (July 30, 2008).
Bessie M. Giroux, 87, of Watseka, formerly of Martinton, died Tuesday (July 29, 2008).
Richard C. Lambert, 76, of Milford, died Tuesday (July 29, 2008).
Clara Lee Wheeler, 71, of Wilmington, formerly of Adair County, Ky., died Monday (July 28, 2008).
• Federal agents raided the Outlaws Motorcycle Club on South Washington Avenue in Kankakee on Wednesday afternoon. It was one of several raids made on the group in Chicago and the suburbs.
• Bradley police release photos from a security camera taken during a Monday robbery of the alleged robbers of the Circle K Shell on Kinzie Avenue.
• Grain elevators at Danforth, Gilman and LaHogue will become part of the Ludlow Cooperative Elevator Co. on Friday. The resulting 10-elevator co-op will serve substantial portions of Iroquois, Ford and Champaign counties. Ludlow Co-op has facilities at Del Rey, Buckley, Loda, Paxton, Clarence, Perdueville and Ludlow.
• After months of squabbling with lawmakers over a proposed statewide construction program, Gov. Rod Blagojevich now says he is willing to scale down the plan. It’s about time, some lawmakers say.
• The bus demolition derby was one of the highlights of the opening day of the Kankakee County Fair on Wednesday.
• Today’s print edition also includes the 2008 Answer Book, which provides valuable information about people, places, churches, clubs and more in Kankakee County.
Michael W. Porth, 57, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Dwight, died Monday (July 28, 2008) at his home.
Clara Lee Wheeler, 71, of Wilmington, formerly of Adair County, Ky., died Monday (July 28, 2008) at her home.
Visitation for Henry Lee “son” Edwards, 63, of St. Anne, will be from 9 a.m. Friday until the 11 a.m. services at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Kankakee, where he was a member. He died Saturday (July 26, 2008) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee.
