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Approximately 650 Illinois Army National Guard soldiers will be recognized this weekend by the National Guard Bureau Freedom Salute Campaign for their sacrifice and service in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Ten men appeared in La Salle County Court Thursday to hear formal charges against them for participating in a cockfighting operation busted up by police authorities Dec.

Photo of gamecock from Cook County Sheriff's Dept. A raid on a LaSalle County farm uncovered a large scale cockfighting operation and a stash of illegal weapons, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Department.

Oct. 27 is not too early to begin Christmas shopping, but Miguel Galvan did not hit stores or go online that day to find the perfect gift for his mother.

By The Register-Mail CHRIS MOUZAKITIS BISHOP HILL – Amid tomten, ljustrums and julboks, Lionel sticks out in Bishop Hill's Colony Steeple building.

Upon the conclusion of his 30-minute presentation, Main fielded several questions from the Peoria Optimists.

Ruby Ringle will celebrate her 90th birthday on Dec. 3. Ruby was married to the late Lowell Ringle.

Maj. Gen. William Enyart, Illinois National Guard adjutant general, will join Gov.

Elliott D. Lampton, 31, 112 S. Vermillion St., Unit 3, was arrested at 3:17 p.m. Wednesday at his home on a complaint of domestic battery and on a Will County warrant for failure to appear.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited All-Feed Processing and Packaging Inc.

You're never too old, or too young, to learn. That lesson was demonstrated once again Friday as a group of 24 Swedes and about 130 area third-graders returned to the past, thanks to Steele family and members of the Bureau Valley Antique Club.

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Golby of rural Neponset recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.

More soldiers with the Illinois Army National Guard are home and back with their families.

As an added event to this year's Old Settler's Day in Bishop Hill, the Bishop Hill Gallery is proud to present a special showing of Jordan Murray's bronze sculptures of Bishop Hill colonist and renowned Swedish-American primitive artist Olof Krans.

A California Highway Patrol investigation has linked District Attorney Investigator Randy Skaggs with instances of embezzlement, grand theft and using public resources for personal gain.

Approximately 100 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers who served with the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are scheduled to return to Illinois from a one-year mobilization in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

There, just outside the small town of Bellville, the 56-year-old Houston doctor could step away from his pressure-packed work life as chief of critical care at The Methodist Hospital and head of a thriving private practice.

Residents and staff of Sunny Hill Nursing Home of Will County gathered to celebrate the return of a much-loved employee who spent the previous year serving in Afghanistan.

Police have identified a second suspect in the slaying of a 26-year-old woman during an apparent botched robbery.

Shannon M. Negray, 26, 1417 S. Monroe St., Streator, was arrested Wednesday at Wal-Mart Supercenter, 4041 Veterans Road, on a complaint of retail theft.