Month: December 2024

EAST HARTFORD, CT — St. Joseph High School in Trumbull hung on just enough Saturday to win the CIAC Class M football title, defeating Brookfield High School in a tense 21-20 tussle. The Cadets jumped out to a 21-0 lead and appeared to be heading toward a blowout. But Brookfield junior quarterback Francis “Thad” Balzi…

JOLIET — Back in 2020, several members of the Joliet Police Department command staff of now-former Chief Al Roechner orchestrated criminal charges against one of their own, Sgt. Javier Esqueda, who exposed the controversial in-custody death of Black resident Eric Lurry and accused his fellow police officers and supervisors of engaging in misconduct and concealing…

TINLEY PARK, IL — A Tinley Park high schooler is making his second attempt to bring home the giant ornament prize of ABC7’s Great Chicago Light Fight. Eric Schaaf, of 7702 Hanover Dr. in Tinley Park, says his setup offers a little bit of everything, and is entirely designed by the 18-year-old Andrew High School…

A well-known figure in women’s wrestling is reportedly set to return to TNA Wrestling. As of December 12, talent across the wrestling industry believed that Tessa Blanchard was on her way back to TNA. The following day, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter at F4WOnline.com reported that this was indeed the plan. The news…

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — On Tuesday, Downers Grove Village Council members approved a redevelopment agreement, along with a special use permit and rezoning for an Andy’s Frozen Custard that is aiming to build at the intersection of Elm and Ogden. The council voted on four items: a right-of-way vacation, a zoning map amendment, a special…

JOLIET — At 2:30 p.m. Friday, Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak read the jury verdicts, informing Joshua Anderson that he is guilty of first-degree murder and three other crimes for the 2019 death of a Crest Hill man who slain at the Joliet Denny’s Restaurant parking lot on Route 30. The jury only needed about…

WEST HARTFORD, CT — With the United States about to celebrate its 250th birthday in less than two years, West Hartford is taking steps to preserve its role in that ultimate struggle. It is a role many admit to not being aware of, something local officials want to change. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the West…

WEST BABYLON, NY — A West Babylon teen escaped an attempted kidnapping as she walked home from school on Thursday afternoon, Suffolk County police told Patch. Click Here: cheap bulldogs jersey The teenage girl, a student at West Babylon High School, was walking northbound on Arnold Avenue around 2:20 p.m. when an unknown male approached…

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