Day: March 24, 2017

Father and twin sons sentenced for sex trafficking

CHICAGO (AP) _ A Chicago father and his twin sons have been sentenced for running a sex trafficking business with underage girls. The Chicago Tribune reports that Nathan Nicholson was sentenced to 16 and a half years

Man sentenced in slaying of parents

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) _ A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2011 slaying of his parents. The Daily Southtown reports 22-year-old John Granat Jr. was given the punishment Thursday for the

Man sentenced in killing for inheritance

GENEVA, Ill. (AP) _ A Texas man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in Illinois for killing his grandmother for an inheritance. Rich A. Schmelzer was convicted in December in the slaying of 85-year-old Mildred

Unemployment falls below 6% in February

CHICAGO (AP) _ The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s unemployment rate fell below six percent in February. The drop to 5.4 percent leaves Illinois’ jobless rate at its lowest since late 2007. Preliminary numbers

Smartphones to be made at abandoned Motorola plant

HARVARD, Ill. (AP) _ A smartphone manufacture wants to make the phones at the Motorola campus in the Harvard plant that’s been vacant for more than a decade. The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald reports that the head

Zoo to expand urban wildlife information network

CHICAGO (AP) _ Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago is expanding an eight-city effort to save “urban wildlife.” Kevin Bell is zoo CEO and Seth Magle is director of the zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute. They announced expansion Thursday

Star Wars museum judge dies

CHICAGO (AP) _ A judge who presided over a civil case that prompted “Star Wars” creator George Lucas to drop plans for a Chicago museum has died. A statement from the chief judge for the northern Illinois

Physician’s license to prescribe pot put on probation

CHICAGO (AP) _ An Illinois physician has reached an agreement with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation that limits his ability to make pot recommendations. In 2015, Illinois regulators contended Dr. Bodo Schneider charged patients

Donald C. Olander

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GALVA – Donald C. “Deke” Olander, 64, of Galva, died at 3:14 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 28 at

Blackhaws and Kero agree to extension terms

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CHICAGO (AP) _ The Chicago Blackhawks have signed utility forward Tanner Kero to a two-year contract extension. The deal with the 24-year-old, signed by the Blackhawks as a free agent in April 2015, runs through the 2018-19

Mark Sanchez Scores a 1 Year Deal with the Bears

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The Bears sign quarterback Mark Sanchez to a 1 year deal. Sanchez is set to back up Mike Glennon next season.  Bears sign quarterback Mark Sanchez to 1-year deal Via rssfeeds.usatoday.com Bears sign quarterback Mark Sanchez to