JOLIET — While hundreds of customers visit the White Castle restaurant at the busy corner of Larkin and Jefferson every day, Joliet police and the Joliet Fire Department ambulance crews responded to a heroin overdose at the fast-food restaurant last Friday. According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, 35-year-old Joliet native Nathan Kilburn is now…
PLAINFIELD, IL — Jamba Juice and Auntie Anne’s are two of the latest fast-food joints to open in Plainfield. The smoothie-centric and pretzel-focused duo opened together on June 7 at 16302 S. Boulevard Place, Unit 100, near Costco. Auntie Ann’s parent company acquired Jamba Juice in a $200 million deal in 2020. Click Here: cheap…
LAKE COUNTY, IL — The Fourth of July week can make for busy waterways across northern Illinois. And when boaters mix drinking with boating, major incidents, including collisions and deaths, have occurred, police said. But this past week, no major incidents were reported on rivers and lakes patrolled by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office —…
ENFIELD, CT — Jim Spanswick, a left-handed pitcher who parlayed his tremendous success at Enfield High School into a four-year career in professional baseball, passed away recently. He was 83. The 6-foot-2 Spanswick graduated from Enfield in 1959, having twirled three no-hitters, including a pair of back-to-back gems. He then signed a contract with the…
CONNECTICUT — The fireworks shows have been exploding across the state for weeks already, and there are plenty more to come. But amidst all the boom and sparkle of the patriotic pyrotechnics, try to catch a few of these classically Connecticut experiences: There are plenty of places in Connecticut where you can celebrate Independence this…
PARSIPPANY, NJ — With councilman Justin Musella’s campaign for the 2025 Parsippany mayor’s race officially kicked off, current mayor James Barberio criticized the timing while there is an important election ahead this November. The mayor also dismissed Musella, a fellow Republican, as “another carpetbagger politician” in a statement to the media, indicating he will run…
CONCORD, NH — Concord police are investigating a stabbing at a condo complex on Loudon Road early Tuesday morning. Just before 12:30 a.m., 911 told Concord police dispatch about a report of a stabbing inside a building at 173 Loudon Road. Dispatch got the caller back on the phone and reported hearing “a lot of…
DANVILLE, CA — The Danville Town Council will vote Tuesday on an ordinance to prohibit e-bicycles on sidewalks. The California Vehicle Code already prohibits e-scooters on sidewalks, but lets municipalities regulate the use of bicycles on sidewalks. The Danville Police Department has received an increasing number of complaints about scooters and bikes on sidewalks, according…