More than 76,000 deer harvested during Illinois firearm deer season

December 11, 2023 / Comments Off on More than 76,000 deer harvested during Illinois firearm deer season

Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 76,232 deer during the seven-day 2023 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 3. Comparatively, hunters harvested…

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Pritzker signs measure allowing new small-scale nuclear technology in Illinois

December 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Pritzker signs measure allowing new small-scale nuclear technology in Illinois

While large-scale nuclear facilities like the Byron Generating Station won’t be allowed under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker Friday, smaller-scale modular reactors…

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Shepley Road bridge over I-80 to reopen, River Road bridge to close

December 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Shepley Road bridge over I-80 to reopen, River Road bridge to close

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that Shepley Road over Interstate 80, in Minooka, will reopen, weather permitting, Friday, Dec. 8. The $4.3 million…

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State health plan declares racism a public health crisis

December 8, 2023 / Comments Off on State health plan declares racism a public health crisis

(Credit: Hush Naidoo Jade Photography, unsplash.com) By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A new state health report pinpoints racism as a public health crisis…

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Joliet Man Sentenced to 2+ Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm While on Court-Supervised Release

December 7, 2023 / Comments Off on Joliet Man Sentenced to 2+ Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm While on Court-Supervised Release

A federal judge has sentenced a Joliet man to more than two years in prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun while on court-supervised release…

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No Injuries in Dec. 6 Mokena House Fire

December 7, 2023 / Comments Off on No Injuries in Dec. 6 Mokena House Fire

New Lenox Fire Protection District Responds to Residential Structure Fire Wednesday, December 6th just after 10 p.m., the New Lenox Fire Protection District received a…

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Trinity Services ‘Living Room’ a Calm Refuge for Life’s Storms

December 7, 2023 / Comments Off on Trinity Services ‘Living Room’ a Calm Refuge for Life’s Storms

By Karen Haave When it feels like life and all its stresses are too much to cope with, it’s good to know there’s a place…

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Warming to the fact Illinois is movin’ on up!

December 7, 2023 / Comments Off on Warming to the fact Illinois is movin’ on up!

Don’t you grow weary of every time there is some poll or study on state rankings that our good ol’ Land of Lincoln doesn’t usually…

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Farm Days Gone By

December 7, 2023 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Doug Gougar shares this photo of husking corn by hand on the Gougar Farm in 1942. Pictured left to right, Francie Berens, unknown standing next…

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A visit to the Poor House, 1877

December 7, 2023 / Comments Off on A visit to the Poor House, 1877

By Sandy Vasko A while back, we talked about the Poor House, once located in Troy Township. Today we get a close up look at…

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