These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 1-22-17 at 3:44 p.m. Brian Hernandez, age 21 of Downers Grove, IL, was stopped on Interstate 88 at mile marker 37 for speeding. He was ultimately arrested for Speeding 84/70 MPH and issued civil citations
On Friday, January 27, 2017, by Executive Order, President Donald Trump imposed a 90-day ban that affects travel to the U. S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen and puts an indefinite hold on a program resettling Syrian refugees. On Monday, January 30, Acting Attorney
The 2017 Illinois First Detector Workshop on invasive plants, diseases, and insects will be offered at eight Illinois sites in 2017. In its fifth year, the workshop is being offered through University of Illinois Extension and coordinated in conjunction with the Illinois Natural History Survey’s Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS);
Soil fertility, crop production practices, and environmental stewardship will be the foci of a Tuesday, February 28, 2017, Soil Fertility Seminar. The program, sponsored by University of Illinois Extension, will be held at the Whiteside Extension Office in Sterling, IL. From 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., campus-based researchers will deliver
Squeek, Squeek, Squeek! Not a noise, it’s me, Squeek. I’m a one-year-old, female, domestic short hair Tabby at Happy Tails, 1408 McNeil Road, Rock Falls, IL I was a surrender to the shelter and have been looking for the right home since I arrived. You may just be it. Come
Environmental groups have settled long-running litigation against the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), over pollution from three of its Chicago-area sewage treatment plants. The agreement requires the parties to work together to curb phosphorous discharges from the plants, that are fueling algae blooms and lowering water quality in the Chicago
Tom Purcell is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist. The demand for skilled laborers–electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians and others–continues to soar, and that’s a good thing for America. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, skilled-trades jobs have increased by more than 1 million since 2012, “the most of any
Clinton Community College (CCC) will host the ICCADI (Iowa Community College Advertising + Design Invitational) 2016 Winners exhibit, through Friday, February 3, 2017. The renovated CCC Library on the main campus at 1000 Lincoln Boulevard, Clinton, IA, includes an art gallery where the works will hang. The ICCADI design competition recognizes and celebrates
Editor’s note: John L. Micek is the Opinion Editor and Political Columnist for PennLive/The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, PA. So, this is the funhouse mirror of a White House that the American public will be treated to, for the next four years. The day after brand, spanking new Trump administration spokesman
Editor’s note: Rick Jensen is Delaware’s award-winning conservative talk show host on WDE. Take a breath, America. People are only freaking out, because our new President is a Republican. Today, most Americans agree Ronald Reagan was one of our greatest, most effective Presidents. Back in the 1980’s, the press ran
Editor’s note: Dick Polman is the National political columnist at NewsWorks/WHYY in Philadelphia and a “Writer in Residence” at the University of Pennsylvania. Check out the 25th Constitutional Amendment. A Vice President, working with a “majority of either the principle officers of the executive departments, or of such body as
Where can you meet new friends, have fun, and learn something new? The answer is, in Morrison, IL, with the Morrison Grand Squares dance club. You are invited to join us during our beginner square dance lessons starting on Monday, January 9, 2017, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the
January Is National Mentoring Month. One organization that takes that mission to heart is Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS.) Since 1904, BBBS has been changing children’s lives, by matching them with caring adults to guide them on a path to success. Millions of children need a caring adult role model.
The Illinois Sheriff’s Association announces that it will award over $54,500 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois, to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2017-2018 academic year. The scholarships are to be applied to tuition, books, and fees only. The student must be enrolled full-time at
Janice E. Patten, 76, of Morrison, IL, died Sunday, January 29, 2017, at The Alverno Health Care Facility in Clinton, IA. Janice was born June 10, 1940, in Morrison, to Renzie J. and Iva (Tichler) Buikema. She was educated in the Morrison Grade Schools and was a 1958 graduate of