CHICAGO — At least seven people were injured as severe thunderstorms that swept across northern Illinois spawned a tornado, damaged homes and uprooted trees. Particularly hard hit Monday night was Coal City, a community of approximately 5,000 residents about 60 miles southwest of Chicago, where the National Weather Service confirmed a twister touched down. Authorities […]
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91-year-old man drives through garage door just like he wanted to
WOODSTOCK, Ill. — A suburban Chicago man who says he always wanted to know what it is like to smash through a garage door now knows the feeling. Ninety-one-year-old Walter Thomas of Woodstock was able to slam an SUV through a garage door with his family’s help. The garage was slated to be torn down, […]
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Illinois tornado kills woman, destroys homes in small town
#Fairdaletornado work continues throughout the night. Additional resources will be brought in at 8 am to begin additional searches of damaged structures Posted by Rockford Fire Department on Friday, April 10, 2015 FAIRDALE, Ill. — Crews searched for missing residents Friday morning after at least one tornado brought chaos to a tiny northern Illinois town, […]
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Muriel Knowles
1924 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Muriel Knowles passed away on Tuesday, April 7, in the manner in which she lived: strong, independent and peaceful. Born Jan. 30, 1924, in Greene, Muriel commenced her life in education as a student in Greene’s one-room Morse School, where she attended kindergarten through eighth grade with her brothers and […]
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‘I’m taking your family heads or tails’: Police release details in multi-state domestic violence case
A mother fled Tampico, Ill., with her 2-year-old daughter to escape a very abusive relationship at the hands of an Iraq War veteran with a serious addiction to methamphetamines. The woman came to the Knox County area to stay with a relative but, according to police, William McBroom-Stees was able to track them down and […]
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Local semifinalists named in National Merit Scholarship Program
EVANSTON, Ill. — National Merit Scholarship Corporation officials have announced the names of semifinalists in the 59th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,000 National Merit Scholarships worth about $35 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered […]
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Attorney for Lac-Megantic victims says he will sue Irving over mislabeling of oil in train cars
BANGOR — An Illinois attorney who represents the victims of the Lac-Megantic, Quebec, train disaster and their families said Friday that he will file a lawsuit against Irving Oil Co., the Canadian firm that hired the railroad to ship crude oil to its refinery in New Brunswick. Peter J. Flowers of Chicago, who represents the […]