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Woman arrested for filling fraudulent prescription

Published by admin on Thu, 05/04/2017 - 10:56am

    Doc’s Drugs of Wilmington contacted the police early Monday afternoon, May 1, to report that someone was trying to pick up a fraudulent prescription.
    While en route, the officers were advised that the offender had left the store in a blue Nissan. They spotted a vehicle in a parking lot on Water Street that matched the vehicle’s description and stopped to investigate.

Locals to headline May concert

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 7:20pm

 

 

Habitat for Humanity to break ground in Coal City

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 7:18pm

Grundy—Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity will break ground this week for its next home, its first to be located in Coal City.
    On Thursday, May 4, the non-profit organization will join Glen and Beth Hill, and their two children in turning over the first spades of dirt on the property where the family’s new home will be built at 655 E. Fourth St. The ground breaking is slated for 5:30 p.m.

Storage next phase in stadium renovations

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 7:16pm

The press box has been removed and the outdoor concession stand demolished in preparation for a summer stadium renovation project at Coal City High School.
    Dzuris Athletic Stadium is getting new spectator seating, as well as a concession stand and restrooms. The project also includes a storage facility for the school’s athletic and fine arts departments.

Coal City takes steps to demolish abandoned North Street home

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 7:15pm

A small house that fronts the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad track as it rounds the Pequot Curve has been tagged for enforcement action by the village of Coal City.
    If the owners fail to step up to complete required repairs to the decades old home, the village will ultimately have the structure  at 1225 E. North St. demolished.
    Town officials say the house has been passed through multiple owners over the past few years and as a result fell into grave disrepair.

School custodians ink new contract

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 7:14pm

    Custodians for the Unit 1 School District have signed on to a new five-year contract.
    The Unit 1 Board of Education and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 have agreed to a long-term collective bargaining agreement that, among other things, addresses vacation and personal leave, extends the probationary period for new employees and sets a formula for annual salary adjustments.

Braidwood Station gets high scores from NRC

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 6:26pm

Local couple still seeks answers over tritium spill

As the scheduled outage wraps up at Exelon’s Braidwood Station nuclear power plant, members from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) made themselves available to the public, answering questions about plant performance.

Water rates stay the same for 2017

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 6:22pm

Council says no to annual rate increase

For the second year in a row, Braidwood residents will get a break when it comes to water and sewer increases.

But as far as some city officials are concerned, it’s not all good news.

On April 25, members of the Braidwood City Council split 3-2 on a vote regarding bills, narrowly approving a measure to halt water and sewer rate increases this year.

Teen artists on display at Fossil Ridge

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 6:18pm

The auditorium at the Fossil Ridge Public Library was drenched in local talent over the weekend, as the library hosted the annual Teen Art Show.

A total of 73 local youth provided 252 entries to the contest, in categories from painting to photography to sculpture.

The library hosts the show every spring to showcase local artistic talent.

Police: Protect property as weather warms up

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 6:14pm

The warm weather may be playing a game of hide and seek this week, but summer will be here soon enough. With schools letting out by the end of the month and balmy temperatures on the way, it’s also the time of year when petty crimes start to increase.

Locally, vehicles and garages tend to be the most common victims of thieves as the weather warms up. But it’s a crime that’s easy to prevent.

“Lock your car doors, keep no valuables inside your car, when possible put your car in the garage,” said Braidwood Police Chief Nick Ficarello.