Sheridan News

MAGC members George Coley, Jim Brownlee, Pam Coley, Elaine Brownlee and Ginny Bellamy take a moment to stand with the 1953 Chevy pickup at Redbud Creek Farm.

A woman reported Thursday morning a window was broken out of her van the previous night in the 500 block of East Grant Street.

The following area students have been named to the Dean's list of their college or university.

Police received a report Tuesday that the City of Streator Public Works building was broken into.

Air National Guard Airman Christine De Souza of Bolingbrook has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

"I think I can, I think I can," will be uttered by many "community celebrities" Saturday in Washington Square.

Illinois leaders say they've made progress in keeping ex-offenders from going back to prison. via WBEZ-FM Chicago

While governor "what's-his-name" is monkeying with state funds, denying, delaying, stalling, threatening, and creating chaos in general, the people who are dependent on those funds for salaries are confused, ... via The Times

“I would suggest that (owners) call the animal controls and the rescues”

The Henry family lives on 18 acres in Sheridan, and their dog Dakota loved to roam that land. via Lincoln-Way Sun

“Imagine some luxury tour bus pulling up and letting people gawk at the suffering of other people . . . and then serve lunch afterward like it's a party.”

The advertisement really is a sign of the times -- as is the reaction to it. The three-column display ad appeared in Monday's Beacon News. via Courier-News

Two men have been charged with a Yorkville residential burglary that occurred in January. via Beacon News

“This is a position I'll work at very diligently.”

Cory Singer is the new president of the Will County Forest Preserve District. During their Thursday meeting, members voted 15-7 for Singer, R-Frankfort, to replace Kerry Sheridan, the longtime president who ... via Lincoln-Way Sun

A Sheridan man died and his Marseilles passenger was injured in a LaSalle County accident reported at 11:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. via Morris Daily Herald

Virgil Patterson Van Etten was born July 1, 1913, in Easton, Ill., to parents Joseph and Edith. via Kitsap Sun

Boehmer Two sons were born Nov. 23, 2007, to Jennifer Ferris and Mark Boehmer of Kirkland. via De Kalb Midweek

The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office reported this afternoon that a man was found unresponsive outside of a home in Sheridan, IL - about six miles west of Newark - at approximately 8:40 a.m. Michael A. Pannella, ... via Morris Daily Herald

Like many, I have been impressed with the many smokers who are making a great effort to comply with the move to reduce the harm of smoking. via The Tennessean

“I think she lost control, going perhaps too fast for the road conditions, and the other driver had no other options available”

A 23-year-old Sandwich woman was killed in an early evening car accident north of Sandwich on New Year's Eve, the 17th traffic fatality of the year in DeKalb County, Sheriff Roger Scott said. via Daily Chronicle

“The information we have regarding the death indicates there is no reason for residents or the workforce to feel any need for a heightened state of security or to have a perception of an increased threat”

A solider who was found dead at her post housing unit at Fort Belvoir on Monday has been identified. via WRC Washington DC Channel 4

“I just want whoever did this to her brought to justice.”

Authorities are treating the disappearance of 23-year-old Stacy Peterson has a missing-person case, but a week after the Bolingbrook, Illinois, mother of two was reported missing, those who knew her are ... via About.com