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Jury convicts three in tax fraud case
PEORIA A federal jury returned guilty verdicts Tuesday against Kenton W. Tylman and Debra J. Hills, both of Charleston, for their participation in a tax fraud conspiracy that marketed and sold sham trusts and ...
Only students who score in the 90th percentile or above on the Marist Entrance Exam were eligible for this scholarship award.
SWIC's new president: Georgia Costello sets high standard
Georgia Costello had already set high expectations for herself Thursday on her first day as president of Southwestern Illinois College.
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Warning Balloon: Keep Metallic Balloons Away From Power Lines
On Sunday, a Mylar balloon touched a ComEd overhead electrical line and left 393 ComEd customers without power on Chicago's North Side.
Tips for successful container gardening
Here are a few tips for starting and maintaining portable outdoor gardens. Start small.
These items are from Mount Prospect Police Department incident reports. The Mount Prospect Journal publishes this police blotter every Wednesday and Friday.
While they twinkle in the hedgerows that surround Judy and Roger Carlsen's garden in south suburban Frankfort, flames dance from the couple's fire pit.
Palos Park teens plow into unusual hobby
They were a pair of typical suburban teenagers in Palos Park. Alan Shewchuk liked movies, and Nate Ferrin played football.
Wide reach of mortgage crisis hits home
The 72 lawsuits made a pile about a foot high, involved some $15 million in defaulted loans and were written in bare-bones legalese that only hinted at the greed and foolishness, bad judgment and bad luck that ...
Palos Hills boy left behind on pool trip
Six-year-old Rory Steffan went with seven other kids and two counselors to Centennial Pool in Oak Lawn as part of the park department's half-day day camp.
North Aurora man charged with threatening cop
Paul Susralski, 22, of the 500 block of Clearwater Drive, North Aurora, was charged with felony burglary and threatening a public official after a car burglary late Monday in North Aurora.
New Lenox community thanks local Marine
Thinking he was going for a family portrait Saturday, Marine Lance Cpl. Brett Populorum received a hero's welcome home.
For Bill Homan, learning is a way of life. The Sugar Grove man, 54, received his fifth degree Thursday night at Waubonsee Community College's commencement.
PVCC president to retire after nearly 4 years
Mary Kathryn Kickels is retiring and will leave her position as president of Paradise Valley Community College by fall.
Clearwater man convicted in $60 million tax fraud conspiracy
A Clearwater man and five other men have been convicted by a federal jury of a nationwide $60 million tax fraud conspiracy.
Driver Says Traffic Ticket Saved His Life
Most motorists grizzle and gripe about getting traffic tickets. But one Illinois driver believes a $25 moving violation saved his life.
Driver clicked it after ticket -- then got in crash
Tim Ignasiak was annoyed when he saw the blue police lights flashing and an officer motioning him to pull over.
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October 25, 05 NICB - Flood-Damaged Vehicles
Reference: NICB Launches Free Service to Help Protect Consumers From Buying Flood-Damaged Vehicles Public-Private Partnerships Drive Unprecedented Effort Palos Hills, IL - Robert M. Bryant, President and Chief ...
Suit Claims Abuse in Palos Hills Elementary School Gym Class
The North Palos Elementary School District is sued by Nicole Grabenhofer. She alleges her son, Joseph, was abused by teacher Robert Rago during gym class.
“I couldn't imagine doing my job without the ability to defend myself or defend the students that I'm dealing with”
Police officers at Illinois universities, colleges and community colleges would be allowed to carry guns on campus, regardless of school policy, under a proposal the House of Representatives passed on ... via Journal Star