Riverdale Pointer in Riverdale, Illinois

Illinois News Nuggets and Local Incidents

News Nuggets from Illinois reports Metcalf store fire causing about $40000 loss. Williamsonville deaths when a car hit by the Alton Limited near Willamsonville. Welfare board seeks a new name for Joilet state prison. Illinois deputies may not carry concealed weapons unless on duty. Ottawa swindle case involved $7000 and seven fake diamonds. County boards lack Sunday closing power for dance halls outside towns. Illinois Legion reaches 47800 WW veterans, first state to 100 percent membership. Perrin’s lodge to dedicate a Mon ument for Marquette river discovery in 1673 near Kampsville. Army engineers to study Illinois waterway starting June 11 in Chicago La Salle route. Jasper County Fair faces raffle ticket issue over state funds. State GOP leadership changes announced with Johnson as chair and colleagues named. 80 percent of Illinois children aged six to twenty one enrolled in school. Highways closings not allowed for heavy trucks unless frost leaves ground, per Attorney General.