Endorsement Train Has Left the Station
Media outlets around the state are starting to make endorsements for the March primary.
View ArticleWho Will Save the Redneck Games? Toilet Seat Toss Might be Forgotten Without...
No mud-pit belly flop contests, no toilet-seat throws. Georgia's Summer Redneck Games have been canceled because they lack a sponsor.
View ArticleTrending: Family Steals $7 Million in Toys to Sell on eBay
Trending on Patch is a category showcasing popular stories from across Patch's network of 900 local news sites.
View ArticleThis 8-Year-Old Saw Something Terrible Happening To His Fellow Students. He...
Eight-year-old Cayden Taipalus saw a classmate turned away from the hot-lunch line because his account had been depleted.
View ArticleSlain Woman's Family Continues Fight to End Drunk-Defense Law
Mom Sherry Anicich has launched a new petition urging Wisconsin lawmakers to strike down a voluntary intoxication law.
View ArticleAccused Priest Worked in Joliet: Victim Advocacy Group
Fr. Kenneth Gansmann reportedly worked at St. John the Baptist Friary in Joliet from 1945 to 1948.
View ArticleSearch New Foreclosures Nearby, March 6
Patch and Zillow team up to bring you local real estate news.
View ArticleIllinois is No. 1 in This Category and It Isn't Even Close
We took a look at the states with the highest number of government taxing bodies and the Land of Lincoln comes in at number one.
View ArticleBaby Born With HIV Shows No Signs of Virus After Treatment
by Penny Arévalo Long Beach, Calif. – A baby born with HIV at Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach nine months ago immediately received highly aggressive treatment
View ArticleKing Cake Gets Weird (If It Wasn't Already)
Maybe the one time finding tiny body parts in your food is a good thing is during Mardi Gras season. As long as they're really tiny, made from plastic and in the shape of baby. Known as the king cake...
View ArticleRomeoville High School Pep Band Gets All-State Honors
The band recently performed at the United Center for a Chicago Bulls game.
View ArticleRomeoville ROTC Members Volunteer at Feed My Starving Children
Members of the Romeoville High School Marine Corps JROTC program volunteer their time to pack meals at Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit organization committed to feeding hungry children around...
View ArticleA Suburban Mom Speaks Out On Deadly Youth Violence: 'My Child Hasn't Been...
Youth Violence is an ongoing problem in neighborhoods across the country. Patch columnist and mother of three Christine Wolf shares just some of the lessons learned while working with the growing...
View ArticleTrending: Can You Really Get Sued Because Your Wind Chimes Are Too Loud?
Three East Hollywood residents are suing a neighbor who they say has installed large wind chimes that keep them awake at night.Michelle Buhler could not be reached for comment on the nuisance suit...
View ArticleSee How Illinois Stacks Up on Cost of Living with Our Addictive Interactive Map
Ever wonder how Illinois ranks in gas prices, car insurance and home sales? Well now you can find out with this Reboot Illinois map.
View ArticleTrending: Police Officer Charged With Beating Puppy to Death in Maryland
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View ArticleTrending: Gruesome Discovery in Garage of Foreclosed Home
Trending on Patch is a category showcasing popular stories from across Patch's network of 900 local news sites.
View ArticleMitchem: 'I Take Responsibility' For Bolingbrook Principal Turnover
Valley View superintendent fielded questions on the resignation of BHS Principal Michael White, rumors of violence at BHS.
View ArticleShould Being Drunk Get You Out of Murder? Family of Slain Girl Fights...
By Shannon Antinori Should being drunk be a defense for murder? In Wisconsin, drunkenness can be used as a defense allowing defendants to use "voluntary intoxication" to argue that they were too drunk...
View Article5 Things You Should Know About the Audit of Gov. Quinn's Anti-Violence Program
Spearheaded in 2010 for Quinn's re-election, the auditor finds "pervasive deficiencies" in planning.
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