LaSalle yard waste site draws concerns for Rotary Park goers
LASALLE – LaSalle aldermen are running into issues with the city’s southside public yard waste site. Alderman Tom Ptak expressed his concern over the smell that sometimes lingers around the new and improved Rotary Park and
For the Independence Day holiday weekend, gas price averages continue to climb
CHICAGO – For the Fourth of July weekend, motorists hitting the road will see gas prices much like those of Memorial Day Weekend, steep. According to the American Automobile Association, crude oil prices are likely to
Duo robs gas station with watermelon head disguises
Police say the robbery happened at a gas station on May 5.
Man who accidentally set his house on fire by cooking steak in toaster unsatisfied with insurance payout
The man decided he wanted steak and chips for dinner and made the unusual decision to put his steak in the toaster. He left it to cook while he went down the road to buy some chips
Mannequins banned from display in shops for causing ‘immoral thoughts’
Harun Muhammad Sani Ibn Sina says a public sensitization campaign against mannequins is being introduced, after which any offenders will face arrest and prosecution.
‘Sad, lonely feeling’: Tokyo man evicted twice, 50 years apart, for Olympic construction
But when he was evicted again in 2013, at age 80, so the government could rebuild the stadium for the 2020 Games, it felt like a bitter twist of fate made worse by what he saw as
Rescue cat reaches summit of all 48 4,000-foot peaks in New Hampshire
For the past 9 months, the rescue and her owner, Mel Elam, of North Conway, have made it to the top of New Hampshire’s 48 tallest mountains, and they’ve gained quite the following as they set out
Batteries continue to burn – cement poured on Grundy County industrial fire
MORRIS – The battle against the burning batteries in a Grundy County industrial fire continues, but authorities say they have seen some progress. The Morris Fire Department say that they have used cement to help contain some
Minor injury reported after tractor-trailer rollover on I-39
MENDOTA – The driver of a tractor trailer suffered minor injuries after a crash on I-39 Thursday night. Around 6:30 PM Mendota and Troy Grove first responders were called to the northbound shoulder about two miles
Richard Branson will fly into space on July 11, beating rival Jeff Bezos by 9 days
The announcement from Virgin came just a few hours after Bezos announced that aviation pioneer Wally Funk will be joining him, his brother Mark and the yet-to-be named winner of an online auction for blastoff July