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‘Serial Child Rapist’ Nabbed in Missouri After 24 Years on the Run: Feds
An Illinois man labeled a “serial rapist” by authorities was arrested over the weekend in Missouri after more than two decades spent on the lam.Herman Carroll, 72, was taken into custody in the Ozark town of Branson by U.S. Marshals on Saturday, they said.After being accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2000, he posted bail and vanished. A warrant was issued for his arrest the following year after he failed to appear at a hearing in the case. He was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, federal...
New report reveals top baby names in Illinois for 2023
A new list has revealed the top baby names in Illinois and while many mirror a national list released last week, there are a few names that stand out as different from the rest of the U.S. A report from the Social Security Administration Thursday unveiled the top 100 names...
Manners Park Sampling And Testing Shows No Current Danger To Park
New sampling and testing has shown that Manners Park and the area around Manners Park is deemed safe by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Testing was done by Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) to perform surface soil and soil vapor sampling and testing at the Park. The sampling and testing were done to assess potential exposures to Park visitors. More than 20 surface soil samples and six soil vapor samples were collected. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons or PNA/PAHs, were within IEPA concentration levels or below those levels. Soil vapor results did NOT indicate an exposure risk via Construction Worker or residential scenario.
Cicada Watch! Here’s where cicadas have been spotted across Chicago area
CHICAGO — Ready or not, here they come! Cicada sightings have already been reported in parts of Indiana and Illinois, including here in the Chicago area. But this is just the beginning, soon millions among billions of them will emerge from the ground. Here in Illinois, two broods of periodical cicadas will come out. In […]
Stateville may close as early as September under Pritzker prison plan
Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois, near Joliet, could close as early as September under a plan laid out by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration. Top officials with the Illinois Department of Corrections testified in front of a key panel of state lawmakers earlier this month. The 12 members on the General Assembly’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability face a mid-June deadline to make a recommendation on the governor’s plan to close and rebuild a pair of prisons in central Illinois and in Chicago’s south suburbs.
McDonald's announces new McFlurry flavor
CHICAGO — McDonald's is hoping to bring back memories of doilies, warm hugs and hard candy with their latest flavor of McFlurry. This new flavor is inspired by memories of grandma and features a vanilla base with a blend of syrup and crunchy candy pieces which aims to remind you of grandma's treats.
Eyeing expansion: Springfield airport looks to build more runways, FAA control tower
The Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield is looking to expand and build on more than 47 million square feet of land, but not everyone is on board with the expansion. The Springfield Airport Authority petitioned for a reclassification of zoning several properties totaling over 1,000 acres currently owned by the airport from R-1 residential zoning to I-2 industrial.
Mail delivery changes in Springfield halted until 2025
The United States Postal Service has chosen to pause the implementation of its Delivery For America plan across the country until January first of next year, halting the change of Springfield’s Packaging and Distribution Center (PDC) into a Local Processing Center (LPC). Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in a letter...
Where Did the Nickname ‘FIB’ Come From?
Summer in Wisconsin is in sight, and you know what that means: our frenemies from Chicagoland pouring over the border to play. Driving wise, were some of these people raised by wolves, or what? Speeding. Tailgating – not the good kind. Lane changes as subtle as a face tattoo.
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