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LaSalle-Peru 18, United Township 16
In a see-saw game that saw the teams alternate scoring plays throughout, the United Township Panthers were unable to convert on their final opportunity, a 26-yard field goal try with less than two minutes to play, and fell at LaSalle-Peru 18-16 Friday night, in the season opener for both teams.
Janesville Best of the Best Awards
Hundreds of people representing local businesses and organizations filled the banquet hall of the Holiday Inn Express Janesville Thursday night, Aug. 29, 2024, for the annual Best of the Best Awards presented by The Gazette and GazetteXtra.com. A full listing of award winners were published in a special section inserted into Friday’s Gazette and posted on gazettextra.com.
'It caught us off guard': UW-Whitewater students react to gymnast's death just before start of school year
WHITEWATER, Wis. (CBS 58) — The Whitewater community continues to grieve, days after a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student was killed. Twenty-one-year-old Kara Welsh was a NCAA champion gymnast at the school. She was shot and killed at an apartment Friday night, by a 23-year-old man that police say she...
Illinois DCFS Cuts Ribbon On Donated Region/Field Office In Marion
On Sunday, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) opened a new regional office in Marion, attended by Senator Dale Fowler, Mayor Mike Absher, and other officials. The facility, located at 912 Pentecost Dr., was donated by the Blettner Group and spans 51,000 square feet, accommodating up to 400 employees. The facility features a large warehouse that will serve as a distribution center for southern Illinois, improving the efficiency of delivering essential items like pack-and-plays and car seats to DCFS offices throughout the region. Additionally, it includes a self-defense training area, OC Pepper Spray training space, and four large classrooms. The first child welfare foundation class for 40 Illinois DCFS permanency workers has already taken place in the new classrooms. Plans for a simulation lab for hands-on training are also underway, enhancing support for Illinois’ most vulnerable children.
Girl rescued, man arrested after hours-long standoff in Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — A Beloit man has been arrested after a standoff with police on Monday. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Cale Tinder, 35, was involved in a domestic disturbance in the 2500 block of S. Riverside Drive around 2:07 a.m. Police were told he threatened a woman inside the house with […]
Kamala Harris’ Chicago convention and Illinois’ unique place in Civil Rights history
The modern civil rights movement hit a new peak last week in Illinois. It marked the movement coming full circle, in a way, back to the state of its birth more than a century ago. Illinois is the unsung “alpha and omega” of the movement. It was the...
Janesville woman arrested for 5th OWI
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Janesville police arrest a woman for her 5th operating while intoxicated offence, or OWI. Police stopped 53-year-old Jennifer Sturm of Janesville on September 1 around 11pm near N. Ringold Street and Mt. Zion Avenue for expired registration. Officers “observed behaviors that indicated the driver may be impaired” and administered a field sobriety test. Based on the results, Sturm was arrested for her 5th OWI offense.
At 100 years old, Monroe GC was looking its age. Then a group of admirers of the once-thriving club stepped up to save it.
MONROE — As 2022 came to a close, Monroe Golf Club was in trouble. The once-private club in the southeast corner of the city had opened to the public in 2020 but was still bleeding red. The doctors and business owners who had formed the backbone of a vibrant...
Don’t Like the Recent Heatwave? Blame ‘Sweating Corn’ in Illinois
I've heard many theories about what is responsible for the record-breaking heat many parts of Illinois has experienced this summer, but this one takes the cake. Why have you felt so miserable over the past few weeks? Experts claim it's because Illinois corn is sweating and I'm not even making that up.
4 people shot and killed on Chicago-area Blue Line train
CHICAGO (CBS) — Four people were killed in a mass shooting on a CTA Blue Line train in west suburban Forest Park on Monday morning. All four victims were passengers on a Blue Line train as it was headed into the Forest Park terminal when they were shot shortly before 5:30 a.m., said Forest Park Police Deputy Chief Christopher Chin.Police said three victims were found dead at the scene. A fourth victim was taken to a local hospital, where they died. Officials had not identified the victims as of late Monday afternoon.Chin said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident, and...
Illinois is Home to Two of Hollywood’s ‘Worst’ Stars
It's not like many actors were born and bred in Illinois, but according to this dismal list, two of the worst actors ever are from here. The truth is, I was more surprised that these not-so-great thespians were from the Land of Lincoln, but after a quick Google search, I got the confirmation I was looking for.
UPDATE: Indiana Sheriff’s Deputy Shot in Illinois During Investigation, Illinois State Police Investigating
SHELDON, Ill. — A sheriff’s deputy from Newton County, Indiana was shot in Illinois Sunday night, say police. Deputies from Newton County were assisting deputies with the Iroquois County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office with an investigation during the evening hours Sunday. At some point during that investigation, Corporal Brandon Schreiber, a 5-year-veteran of the department, was […] The post UPDATE: Indiana Sheriff’s Deputy Shot in Illinois During Investigation, Illinois State Police Investigating appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Tracking a terrific Tuesday with rain chances later in the week
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - High pressure has been building across the Midwest, but hasn’t built high enough to provide us with major warmth. Instead it has given us some very pleasant days with more to come. Overnight tonight, we will remain mostly clear with lows dropping down to the...
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