CHICAGO (AP) — Colleague, close friend of Studs Terkel says Chicago author has died at age 96.
CHICAGO (AP) — Police confirm they’ve found the gun that was used in the killings of actress Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew. (more…)
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ early voting totals are nearing 665,000 as election officials count an avalanche of ballots cast this week. (more…)
Little Caesars in Bourbonnais is planning to open today at 11 a.m. (more…)
Kankakee — Alfred “Al” F. Volkmann, 81, of Kankakee, died Thursday (Oct. 30, 2008) in the emergency room at Riverside Medical Center, after a sudden illness.
Clinton — C. Naomi Estes Mattoon, 89, of Clinton, formerly of Grant Park and Heyworth, died Thursday (Oct. 30, 2008) at the Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton.
Bourbonnais — Helen L. Brazil, 95, of Bourbonnais, died Saturday (Oct. 25, 2008).
Grand Rapids, Mich. — Marie H. Wirsing, 82, of Grand Rapids, Mich., formerly of Cissna Park, died Wednesday (Oct. 29, 2008) at Trillium Woods Hospice in Byron Center, Mich.
Herscher — M. Maxine Wright, 79, of Herscher, died Thursday (Oct. 30, 2008) at Prairieview Lutheran Home.
• Do you believe in ghosts? Think before answering, because you are living in a region rich with its own haunted history. Local legends include tales of bloodstains that could not be removed; and a ghostly woman seen walking beneath the trees at Beckman Park.
• A statewide victim’s rights organization endorsed J. Imani Drew for the Kankakee County State’s Attorney office citing the county’s inability to prosecute the man charged with the July 2005 sexual assault of a 93-year-old woman.
• Meet the candidates in the Kankakee County Board, District 27 race.
• While Illinois law says that registered voters who are in jail awaiting trial may vote via absentee ballot, local officials said requests to vote from jail simply don’t happen.
• Kankakee Community College unveiled a new $3.25 million Health Careers Center for Excellence that infuses each health curriculum in a hospital-like learning environment Thursday evening. The Health Careers Division is one of the college’s most popular departments.
