Changes to cash bail statute surface before Thursday’s planned adjournment
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Measure would need three-fifths support in both houses on session’s final day of 2022 By JERRY…
Month: November 2022
Dwight Village Board Fails to Pass Prison Resolution
The Dwight Village Board failed to pass the resolution in support of the acquisition of the former Dwight Correctional Center…
Robert Louis Fisher
Robert Fisher, 87, passed away peacefully with loving family at his bedside on November 18, 2022 in Sierra Vista, Arizona….
Verla L. (Cook) Hill-Zimmerman
Verla L. (Cook) Hill-Zimmerman, 98 years old, formerly of Pekin, Illinois died peacefully in her sleep November 19, 2022 at…
Michael Paul Halpin
Michael Paul Halpin, 41, of Buckingham passed away November 23, 2022. Mike was born in Kankakee on August 31, 1981,…
Carol M. Gillette
Carol M. Gillette, age 62, of Godley, Illinois and formerly of Silver Springs, Florida, died Sunday evening, Novem-ber 20, 2022…
Joanne Jones Hogan
Joanne Jones Hogan, age 97, of Kankakee and Buckingham, Illinois passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Miller Health Care…
Charlotte Grieff Vercelli
Mrs. Charlotte G. Vercelli passed away September 19, 2022 at the age of 84. She was born to Josephine and…
Country Mansion has a New Owner
by Brandon LaChance Since its creation in 1891, the building known as the Country Mansion at 101 W. South St….
John Richard Spaulding
John Richard Spaulding was born September 20, 1940 in Normal, Illinois. He was raised alongside his three siblings, Gene, Dolores…
Daniel Lewandowski
Daniel “Butch” Lewandowski, age 77, of Dwight passed away at his home in Dwight, Illinois on Wednesday, November 16, 2022….
Mary Rose Buster
Mary Rose Christesen Buster, 86, of Pontiac, Illinois passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 8:24 p.m. at Ascension Saint…
Angels in Odell
by Brandon LaChance Christmas is known as the “Most magical time of the year.” Unfortunately for some parents, they’re not…
Your Friendly Fox
Usually seen on the bank of a river, this young fox stopped at a local bank – the Dwight branch…
Diesel supply tight, but it won’t run out
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek The supply of diesel fuel has become uncomfortably tight this fall, drumming up concerns about future…
Helping soldiers smile
by Brandon LaChance When Major 0-4 Lindsay Leskanich sees a package with her name on it, a smile instantly settles…
Anita Jean Galeaz
Anita Jean Galeaz, age 66, of Campus, Illinois passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 10:40 a.m. in her…
Irene A. Fraher
Irene A. Fraher, 97, of Pontiac passed away at 10:54 a.m., Thursday, November 10, 2022 at St. James John Albrecht…
Lowell Edward Allen
FAIRBURY – Lowell Edward Allen, 88, of Fairbury, Illinois passed away at 10:51 a.m., Saturday, October 29, 2022 at OSF…
Delores M. Phillips
Delores M. Phillips, age 88, of Nettle Creek Township, Morris, Illinois passed away peacefully Sunday, November 6, 2022 at her…
James R. Donovan
James R. Donovan, 88, of Dwight, Illinois, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee,…
