Firefighters douse house fire in Streator
STREATOR — A fire at a single-story house kept firefighters busy Friday evening in Streator. Streator Fire officials say they were called to the house in the 700-block of North Vermillion Street around 7:20 Friday night. Official say upon arrival, the
Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With A Student
A music teacher at a Waukegan middle school is accused of having sex with an underage student. Thirty-three-year-old Briana Travis of Mundelein was charged Friday with three counts of criminal sexual assault. Travis is a teacher at
Chess Instructor Fends Off Knife-Wielding Man
A 75-year-old chess instructor who fended off a knife-wielding man who threatened children at a central Illinois library tells the Associated Press this week’s attack will not stop his class from holding its next meeting. James Vernon