State keeps high alert after Sept. 11 attacks in Chicago region
Illinois emergency management and law enforcement stay on heightened alert as FEMA Region 5 in Chicago and the state operations center coordinate responses. Closures and access limits affect Clinton Lake and several dams tied to nuclear plants while officials stress no specific threats. FBI, state agencies, and local responders maintain 24 hour monitoring and rapid review of hazardous material reports.
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Ohio
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Red Cross
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Lake Shelbyville
Bend Lake
Braidwood
la Salle
Heidecke
Ross Rice
Former volunteer minister pleads guilty to kidnapping
Thomas Eugene London, 34, of Venice, admitted slipping a date rape drug into a Missouri woman's drink before taking her unconscious body to his car and his Venice home for sex. He pleaded guilty in U S District Court to a kidnapping charge.
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East ST. Louis
Missouri
Venice
Thomas Eugene London
U.S
Pair accused of stealing life savings in Kane County
ELGIN AP A mother and daughter Correen Lewis 43 and Tracy Lewis 21 both of Elgin are charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person theft by deception felony theft and financial exploitation of a disabled person Prosecutors say they cheated a retired owner of a small suburban Chicago grain company out of about 170000 They are held at Kane County Jail in Geneva on 200000 bond and due back in court September 27.
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Chicago
Correen Lewis
Tracy Lewis
Elgin
Kane County
Geneva
Services suspended at Peter and Paul Church
Springfield AP reports services at Peter and Paul Catholic Church will be suspended after Sunday due to the selection of a new priest not yet found. The Rev. Frank O Hara, 84, retires citing age and health. he served 61 years as a priest, including 18 years at the church.
Corn harvest down but prices rise in Illinois field report
Illinois farmers begin shipping corn as harvests prove erratic with lower yields due to cold wet and drought conditions. Despite smaller production, prices advanced to about 1.90 a bushel, though higher prices may shrink government price supports and net income.
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Bloomington
Illinois
Mark Lambert
Illinois Corn Growers Association
Lambert
Jim Barlow
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
University of Illinois
John Theilen
New Berlin
Practical Farm near Allerton Park advances grazing system
In Monticello Illinois, Black Angus cattle with calves observe Practical Farm's progress adjacent to Allerton Park. Led by John Caveny and Illinois expert Ed Ballard, the project shifts from traditional monsoon farming to intensive grazing, rotating cattle through pastures, channeling spring water to troughs, and using flexible movable fencing. The effort aims to restore soil organic matter, protect water quality, and integrate wildlife with farming while leveraging grants to make Illinois farms more profitable.
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Caveny
Lodge
University of Illinois
Ed Ballard
Richard Hungerford
Natural Resources and Conservation Service
Everett Glasgow
Ballard
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