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Police say a victim was assaulted and robbed of cash before officers located three suspects.
Fairbury police arrested 53-year-old Chad Cavanaugh of Marseilles on November 9 after he traveled to Forrest, where he is accused of planning to meet a child. The arrest is still at the charge stage. Cavanaugh faces two felonies and has been released on pretrial conditions, WCSJ News reported Wednesday, citing area authorities.
More than 6,400 turkeys will be donated across 20 Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana locations.
Address: 301 S. Oak St., Pontiac Property description: This three-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-story home built in 1930 on a tree-filled corner lot has 1,800 square feet of living space. The interiors are highlighted by hardwood flooring and a woodburning fireplace. There is a main floor laundry room and full bathroom. The three bedrooms and another full bathroom are upstairs. There is storage space in the full basement. There is a two-car attached garage and a detached storage shed. The home has an open front porch, open side porch and a covered side porch. Asking price: $279,000 Listing agent: Craig Meyer, Meyer-Jochums Agency, 309-432-2517 About this series Each week, we feature a unique property for sale in the area. Have a property you'd like to see featured? Email newsroom@pontiacdailyleader.com and put "on the market" in the subject line. Kathi Edwards is a freelance contributor to the Pontiac Daily Leader. This article originally appeared on Pontiac Daily Leader: On the market: Pontiac home is on a tree-filled corner lot
Somebody once jacked up an entire log cabin restaurant and spun it around so it could face the highway again. That actually happened in Illinois, and the diner is still serving breakfast today. The building went up in 1926, made from cedar telephone poles. It started as a lunchroom and...
Summer gets all the credit for ice cream, but some of the best scoops in Illinois come straight from working farms and dairy shops that stay open well into fall. While combines roll through the fields and the leaves start turning, these spots are still pouring soft serve, churning gelato, and handing out waffle cones.
After 100 years, Gretchen Sollo had a major first: a surprise birthday party, thrown by the Lowe’s employees she sees every day. Following a stroke, Sollo turned to the aisles of Lowe’s for her daily walk and to keep out of the weather in Bradley, Illinois. She’s since walked an estimated 1,500 miles over five years, creating a daily ritual and friendships with staff members that stretched around the store.
