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Questions mount over suspensions of two Waterford police staffers
WATERFORD, Wis. — There are mounting questions over the suspensions of two police staffers in the town of Waterford. Town leadership is keeping quiet about the identities of the two and the reason the board placed the pair on administrative leave, but it's enough to have the Racine County Sheriff's Office step in to assist with public safety.
Schaumburg man handed 8-year prison sentence for jewelry heist at northwest suburban department store
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — A Schaumburg man who burglarized a department store in late 2022 will spend more than eight years in prison for the heist. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally announced that 49-year-old John Signorile, who was convicted of burglary on Tuesday, entered into a negotiated plea and was handed an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence. Prosecutors say Signorile shattered the front glass […]
Waterford (WI) Splits EMS Off From Fire Department in Reorg
Scott Williams – The Journal Times, Racine, Wisc. May 13—WATERFORD — Village leaders have unveiled plans for restructuring the Waterford Fire Department by breaking fire protection and ambulance service into separate functions. The move announced Tuesday follows public pressure for improved service in the fire department, as...
Cicada numbers expected to surge this summer in Southeast Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — Within the next few weeks, Southeastern Wisconsin will witness cicadas take over once the soil temperatures reach the mid- to upper 60s. "These are all the Brood 13 periodical cicadas that we get up here in Wisconsin," said Nick Dowdy, the head of zoology at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
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