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Softball Game Recap: Earlville Comes Up Short
If Earlville was riding high off their 11-1 takedown of Hiawatha last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Earlville Red Raiders lost 14-3 to the Indian Creek Timberwolves on Friday. Earlville has struggled against Indian Creek recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
4 Chicago area students selected as 2024 Presidential Scholars
CHICAGO - Five Illinois high school seniors, including four from the Chicago area, are among 161 students from across the nation who have been named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Pradyumn Bonu, of Buffalo Grove, Ryan He, of Charleston, Intisar Alkhatib, of Chicago, Sai Peddainti, of Naperville, and Zuyu Liu, of...
17-year-old killed, 3 others injured in apparent high-speed crash in Glenview
GLENVIEW, Ill. — A 17-year-old boy was killed and three other people were hospitalized, two in critical condition, after a two-vehicle crash late Sunday night in Glenview. Glenview police say the crash occurred around 11 p.m. on the 1200 block of East Lake Avenue. A Ford Mustang with heavy damage and another vehicle split in […]
Man accused of kidnapping and killing missing Crystal Lake 57-year-old
A Pingree Grove man has been accused of kidnapping and murdering 57-year-old James Cromwell, of Crystal Lake, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Officials charged 61-year-old Douglas Ottesen in the killing.
Fleeing a traffic stop is only a misdemeanor in Illinois, and police chiefs want to change that
CHICAGO (WBBM) -- The punishment for taking off during a traffic stop is only a misdemeanor in Illinois—and law enforcement leaders are looking to fight back against such offenses, which amount to an ongoing problem. Police chiefs across Chicagoland say they need stricter laws, saying more and more drivers...
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