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Welcome Mess

Over 20,000 people participated in the Warrior Dash this year, heading out in waves of 500 every half hour from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. ... Read More »

Dist. 60C amends ’12-’13 budget to reflect deficit

Falling revenue and incomplete funding from the state hurt Saratoga Elementary Dist. 60C during the past school year, prompting amendments to the 2012-13 budget, which were presented Monday night. ... Read More »

Severson named new deputy chief

Sgt. John Severson is now the Morris Police Department’s second deputy chief. He joins Deputy Chief Harvey Van Cleave as the department’s second in command. ... Read More »

Local News

Welcome Mess

Over 20,000 people participated in the Warrior Dash this year, heading out in waves of 500 every half hour from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. ... Read More »

Regional News

Storms scrape across Chicago area

(MCT) — A line of powerful thunderstorms rolled through the Chicago area Wednesday evening, forcing a temporary halt to commuter train traffic and canceling hundreds of flig ... Read More »

Madigan still mulling challenge to Quinn

(MCT) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday did little to ease months of speculation about whether she'll challenge Gov. Pat Quinn next year, saying she has ye ... Read More »

World News

Congress grills NSA chief Keith Alexander about spying

(MCT) — WASHINGTON — Increasingly uneasy senators subjected Gen. Keith Alexander, the head of the National Security Agency, to a tough grilling Wednesday as congressional co ... Read More »

House members voice skepticism about surveillance programs after briefing

(MCT) — WASHINGTON — Members of Congress on Tuesday expressed growing doubts about the way the country’s top-secret surveillance programs are managed, even as the top legisl ... Read More »

Sports

Blackhawks counting on each other

(MCT) BOSTON — The sun still came up over the Blackhawks' team hotel in Boston the day after they fell behind 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final. "It feels like the end of the world ... Read More »

Indians summer focus has just been on shooting

The summer basketball season is just getting started for the Minooka girls, but already extra emphasis on shooting by the Indians has paid off. On Tuesday at the Morris Ladies ... Read More »

Police Reports

Police Roundup

Eric John Seidelman, 34, of Mont-gomery, was arrested by Kendall County Sheriff’s police June 8 on two warrants from Aurora police for possession of cannabis and driving while ... Read More »

‘Big firecracker’ sparks investigation

Responding to a call of a possible explosion, Morris police discovered a “live homemade explosive device” in an alley on Chapin Street Sunday. Morris Police Chief Brent Dite s ... Read More »

Opinion

Immaturity and the modern male

Past generations matured more quickly out of pure necessity ... Read More »

They are out of their minds

The only way for men to deal with the growing power of women is accept it ... Read More »

Neighbors

Sanders steps into spotlight

Memorial Day 2013 was particularly eventful for Grundy County’s young rising vocal talent, Rielly Sanders, a 19-year-old Mazon resident majoring in music at Joliet Junior College. ... Read More »

Obituaries

Charles L. Carey

Mr. Charles L. Carey, 88, of Morris, Ill., passed away in his home, with his family at his bedside, Monday evening, June 17, 2013. Born June 25, 1924, in Ellis, Kan., he is th ... Read More »

Carol Anne Gross

Mrs. Carol Anne Gross, 66, of Morris, Ill., passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at Rivershores Care Center in Marseilles. Born March 30, 1947, in Wilmington, Dela., Carol Anne ... Read More »

National Video

Blogs

» Grammar Moses
Grammar Moses

Journalists Found to Be Serial (Comma) Killers

When the 2013 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook was released recently, National Public Radio noted the occasion.
» Grammar Moses
Grammar Moses

Journalists Found to Be Serial (Comma) Killers

When the 2013 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook was released recently, National Public Radio noted the occasion.

Reader Poll

What is your stance on a proposed 1 percent sales tax to fund local school building projects?

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I will support it if it helps to lower my property taxes
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