2 February 2012, 5:21 am
Louis Melvin Irons: From Chicago Heights to Tuskegee and BackPatch.comThe son of that police officer, Louis Melvin Irons, has a story of his own. One he only started telling six years ago. He broke records as an athlete, had his heart broken in Tuskegee, AL and even met a notorious mobster as a chil... Read More »
1 February 2012, 11:39 am
Doings Health Calendar for Feb. 2The Doings Clarendon HillsFor ACT II members, meets at 8 am or 1:30 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, in the Dixon Education Center classroom of Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, 5101 S. Willow Springs Road, La Grange. A Saturday class meets at 8:30 am $5; $4 ACT II me... Read More »
31 January 2012, 9:12 pm
ISP: Cellphone violators down from 2010Bloomington PantagraphSPRINGFIELD -- State police troopers nabbed fewer Illinois motorists last year for violating state laws designed to limit the use of cellphones while driving. As Illinois lawmakers are poised to begin debating whether to ban cell phone use... Read More »
30 January 2012, 3:19 pm
Here's A Pie In Your Eye: A Brief History Of Food FightsNPR (blog)by Kristofor Husted Enlarge Jessica Hill/AP Dixon Jimenez (right), delivers tacos with other activists to Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. in East Haven, Conn., on Jan. 26. Maturo was not in his office to receive the tacos. Jessica Hill/As... Read More »
27 January 2012, 5:35 am
Suspicious death investigated in Rock FallsWREX-TVGeorge Chavarria was found by his employer Thursday around 2:00 pm behind the building at 1203 Dixon Avenue in Rock Falls. The employer became concerned after Chavarria had not shown up for work. The Illinois State Police Crime Scene unit is working ... Read More »
26 January 2012, 3:23 pm
Body found in Rock Fallscbs4qc.comThe employer found the man lying dead in a backyard of an apartment at 1203 Dixon Avenue. The Whiteside County Coroner and the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit were also called in to assist with the investigation. Police are treating the death as ...Man Found ... Read More »
24 January 2012, 10:11 pm
Law and OrderSTLtoday.comLOUIS > Officer shoots man in stolen car • St. Louis police shot a passenger in a stolen car Tuesday morning after its driver swerved at officers, authorities said. Capt. Michael Sack said the leg wound did not appear to be life-threatening.and more »... Read More »
19 January 2012, 1:44 pm
Police searching for suspects shooting windows out in GodfreyKMOV.comGodfrey, Il. (KMOV) – The Madison County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public to find those responsible for shooting out the windows of parked vehicles in a Godfrey, Illinois subdivision on January 18. Police i... Read More »
13 January 2012, 4:35 pm
A bit late, winter grips Midwest and NortheastAlbany Times Union12, 2012. The National Weather Service in northern Illinois predicts between 6 and 8 inches of snow in Chicago and Joliet and 4 to 6 inches in Rockford, Dixon, LaSalle and Pontiac. Between 2 and 5 inches of snow are forecast in central ... Read More »
11 January 2012, 6:57 pm
Illinois lands new OC from one of LSU's assistantsNBCSports.comShea Dixon of TigersSportsDigest and Tigerbait.com also reported the move earlier today. It'll be the first time in Gonzales' collegiate coaching career that he will take on a coordinator title. Gonzales has been at LSU for t... Read More »