Christopher News

Students at St. John's Lutheran School in Lansing join together to pray during the May 2 National Day of Prayer.

Note: The following information was obtained from Cary Police Department arrest reports.

The lengthy and ultimately fruitless attempts to knock Island Lake Mayor-elect Charles Amrich and Trustee-elect Tony Sciarrone off last month's ballot cost the village nearly $44,125 in legal fees, records show.

Calling all closet poets: York City wants you to submit your work for the second annual "Jawstruck!" competition on Friday, June 7. Even if you don't know the difference between a foot and a meter, the city wants to hear your voice, said Carla Christopher, York's poet laureate and host of the free event.

Christopher E. Moore, 30, Sycamore, was cited at 4:43 p.m. Sunday on Route 23 at North 35th Road in Dayton Township on complaints of driving while license suspended, no insurance and driving 75 mph in a 55-mph zone.

Police are looking for a man wanted for multiple warrants out of Franklin County.

Franklin County Sheriff Donald R. Jones says deputies responded to a bomb threat at the Zeigler-Royalton High School on Friday, April 26 at 8:21 a.m. School personnel, Franklin County deputies and a K-9 unit from the Illinois Secretary of State Police searched the school for an explosive device.

April 5 Cash, diamond ring stolen from safe Officers were called to the 200 block of Laurie Circle for the report of a theft, police said.

Donald Chapin, a long-time resident and community member of Eau Claire, Wisconsin died April 19, 2013 in Sandwich, Illinois where he had lived the past few years with his wife of 58 years, Joanne.