Visitation for Roger Eugene McMillen, 53, of Beaverville, will be from 4 p.m. Wednesday until the 6:30 p.m. funeral service at the Clancy-Gernon-Houk Funeral Home in St. Anne.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — The mother of two young central Illinois boys found dead with their father blames their deaths in part on the judicial system. (more…)
Roland E. Krueger, 81, of Bourbonnais, died Friday (March 27, 2009) at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee.
Virginia A. Christiansen, 89, of Kankakee, died Saturday (March 28, 2009) at Bradley Royale Health Care Center.
Dorothy Catherine “Cathy” Kendrick, 80, of Melvin, and mother of an Essex resident, died Sunday (March 29, 2009) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Alberta J. Stamm, 82, of Urbana, formerly of Thawville, died Friday (March 27, 2009) at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.
• The international charity “Feed the Children” is shipping 160 backpacks filled with school supplies and food to 160 of the 300 homeless students who attend I-KAN regional schools.
• Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office demanded last week that the Illinois State Police comply with all valid court orders to expunge criminal records and is checking up on those to make sure the job gets done.
• The news business is as busy as ever. Read Metro Editor Mike Frey’s weekly opinion column to find out more of the inside scoop on a couple of controversial items that came up last week.
• The 16th annual Bourbonnais Community Prayer Breakfast is set for Saturday, April 4, at Olivet Nazarene University’s Chalfant Hall. Ralph Hodge, ONU’s basketball coach, will be the guest speaker.
• Gov. Pat Quinn says he doesn’t need legislative approval to merge the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency with the state Department of Natural Resources and he doesn’t expect opposition to the money-saving move.
Roger A. Seggebruch, 77, of Crescent City, died at 5:05 a.m. Sunday (March 29, 2009) at Faith Place in Danforth.
The National Weather Service in Chicago announced this morning that Will County would be under a winter weather advisory until 3 p.m. today. Snow, heavy at times, will continue this afternoon. Three to 5 inches of wet and heavy snow is expected. This may cause tree branches to break and power outages. Also beware of slippery road conditions.
Gale Theesfeld — Gilman
Gale Lynn Theesfeld, 53, of Gilman, died Friday (March 27, 2009) at her home, following a 4 1/2 year illness.
Robert Kiefner — Manhattan
Robert E. Kiefner, 82, of Manhattan, formerly of Joliet, died Friday (March 27, 2009) at his home.
Margaret Goodrich — Kankakee
Margaret Goodrich, 94, of Kankakee, formerly of Riverdale, died Wednesday (March 25, 2009) at Miller Center.
Virgil Seward — Piper City
Virgil G. Seward, 94, of Piper City, formerly of Kankakee, died Friday (March 27, 2009) at Greenbrier Senior Living Community in Piper City.
Mildred Burroughs — Morris
Mildred B. Burroughs, 90, of Morris, died Thursday (March 26, 2009).
Geraldine Guimond — Manteno
Visitation for Geraldine D. Guimond, 88, of Manteno, will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Manteno.
Hazel Favors — Casey
Hazel E. Favors, 84, of Casey, formerly of Kankakee, died Wednesday (March 25, 2009) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon.
