State Police arrest six in human trafficking enforcement operation
The Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested six men during a two-day human trafficking enforcement operation in the Rockford area. State Police conducted the operation in Winnebago County on Wednesday and Thursday. The operation focused on identifying individuals seeking to engage in …
St. Charles police fatally shoot man in facility with chainsaw
Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in St. Charles. Shortly after 8:45 a.m. today, the St. Charles Police Department asked the State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation to examine an officer-involved shooting death at River Glen of St. Charles Assisted Living Community, located on the 900 block of North Fifth Avenue. Preliminary investigative...
Man dies following I-55 crash - Chronicle Media
A Romeoville man died from injuries sustained Saturday morning in an accident on Interstate 55. Illinois State Police said the driver of a Honda Civic struck a Subaru SUV shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the southbound Stevenson Expressway south of First Avenue in Lyons. State Police said the Civic was traveling in the middle...
Mom of victim in fatal Wheaton hit-and-run carries on fight
Traci Palucci is struggling to put all her feelings into a victim impact statement. Palucci, the mother of Paige Donahue, who was killed in a 2023 hit-and-run accident in Wheaton, has been told she will be given time to speak Friday afternoon in DuPage County Circuit Court when Tarra Fiedler, the suspected driver, is expected to be sentenced in the case.
True Value to layoff 873 workers - Chronicle Media
Nov 15, 2024 · True Value Co. has announced that it plans to layoff 873 workers in Chicago and two McHenry County locations, beginning next month. The hardware company has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its business operations to Do it Best Corp. , a home improvement industry peer. True Value has told the state’s...
Oak Park Police mourn first officer killed on duty in 86 years
Nov 30, 2024 · For the first time in more than four generations, the Oak Park Police Department will drape its entrance portals with black bunting to mourn the loss of one of their own from injuries suffered while on duty. Detective Allan Reddins, 40, was fatally shot shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday while responding to a call of...
Sentencing in fatal Wheaton accident leaves victim’s family …
Just minutes before reading her victim impact statement in her daughter’s fatal accident, Traci Palucci looked around a DuPage County courtroom. “This is basically humiliating. We are in traffic court,” said Palucci, lamenting the fact that the driver in the accident only faced a citation and not criminal charges. “This is my only chance to...
Service gives people a chance to reflect and grieve during holidays ...
Dec 22, 2024 · “These are persons who made an impact on your life, who loved you and who you loved, those people who taught you something, those with whom you made memories and had traditions with, those who cooked for you and cared for you, who cried with you, who made you laugh and when they died a piece of your heart died too.”
Pace suburban bus service seeks public feedback on system …
Dec 9, 2024 · Pace suburban bus agency is asking for riders and nonriders to weigh in on what could be the biggest system overhaul in its 40-year history. On Nov. 15, it released detailed maps outlining three potential scenarios. The two “Plus 50” scenarios assume that Pace’s funding will increase by 50 percent. The difference is how the...
Races set for Belleville mayor, clerk, two council seats
Jan 3, 2025 · Voters in Belleville will vote April 1 to elect a mayor, city clerk and alderpersons in two of eight wards. Belleville City Clerk Jennifer “Jenny” Gain will challenge first-term incumbent Mayor Patty Gregory. Gregory, 72, a retired school teacher who had never held office prior to defeating four-term mayoral incumbent Mark Eckert in 2021, is...