INDYCAR: Series news and notes 2012-02-07 - Motorsport.com

7 February 2012, 5:55 pm

INDYCAR: Series news and notes 2012-02-07Motorsport.comINDYCAR also has added engine support engineers to aid Director of Engine Development Trevor Knowles and police the Chevrolet, Honda and Lotus programs. The comprehensive technical inspection process, which measures, weighs and checks more than ... Read More »

Arts and entertainment calendar for Feb. 9 - Vernon Hills Review

6 February 2012, 4:52 pm

Arts and entertainment calendar for Feb. 9Vernon Hills ReviewThe 2012 Harambee Award of Excellence will showcase three gospel legends: Albertina Walker, Delores Barrett Campbell of the famed Barrett Sisters, and songwriter Jessy Dixon. The Brown Sisters will perform a special musical tribute to the ... Read More »

ISP: Cellphone violators down from 2010 - Bloomington Pantagraph

31 January 2012, 9:12 pm

ISP: Cellphone violators down from 2010Bloomington PantagraphSPRINGFIELD -- State police troopers nabbed fewer Illinois motorists last year for violating state laws designed to limit the use of cellphones while driving. As Illinois lawmakers are poised to begin debating whether to ban cell phone use... Read More »

Here's A Pie In Your Eye: A Brief History Of Food Fights - NPR (blog)

30 January 2012, 3:19 pm

Here's A Pie In Your Eye: A Brief History Of Food FightsNPR (blog)by Kristofor Husted Enlarge Jessica Hill/AP Dixon Jimenez (right), delivers tacos with other activists to Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. in East Haven, Conn., on Jan. 26. Maturo was not in his office to receive the tacos. Jessica Hill/As... Read More »

Suspicious death investigated in Rock Falls - WREX-TV

27 January 2012, 5:35 am

Suspicious death investigated in Rock FallsWREX-TVGeorge Chavarria was found by his employer Thursday around 2:00 pm behind the building at 1203 Dixon Avenue in Rock Falls. The employer became concerned after Chavarria had not shown up for work. The Illinois State Police Crime Scene unit is working ... Read More »

Body found in Rock Falls - cbs4qc.com

26 January 2012, 3:23 pm

Body found in Rock Fallscbs4qc.comThe employer found the man lying dead in a backyard of an apartment at 1203 Dixon Avenue. The Whiteside County Coroner and the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit were also called in to assist with the investigation. Police are treating the death as ...Man Found ... Read More »

Law and Order - STLtoday.com

24 January 2012, 10:11 pm

Law and OrderSTLtoday.comLOUIS > Officer shoots man in stolen car • St. Louis police shot a passenger in a stolen car Tuesday morning after its driver swerved at officers, authorities said. Capt. Michael Sack said the leg wound did not appear to be life-threatening.and more »... Read More »

Police searching for suspects shooting windows out in Godfrey - KMOV.com

19 January 2012, 1:44 pm

Police searching for suspects shooting windows out in GodfreyKMOV.comGodfrey, Il. (KMOV) – The Madison County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public to find those responsible for shooting out the windows of parked vehicles in a Godfrey, Illinois subdivision on January 18. Police i... Read More »

Police Beat for Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 - WJBD Online

17 January 2012, 8:30 am

Police Beat for Tuesday, January 17th, 2012WJBD Online20-year-old Andrew Dixon of East McCord in Centralia is being held on outstanding Marion, Clinton, and Illinois Department of Corrections warrants. 21-year-old Thomas Garrison of North Boyd Road in Mt. Vernon is being held for failure to appear i... Read More »

A bit late, winter grips Midwest and Northeast - Albany Times Union

13 January 2012, 4:35 pm

A bit late, winter grips Midwest and NortheastAlbany Times Union12, 2012. The National Weather Service in northern Illinois predicts between 6 and 8 inches of snow in Chicago and Joliet and 4 to 6 inches in Rockford, Dixon, LaSalle and Pontiac. Between 2 and 5 inches of snow are forecast in central ... Read More »