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Man flown after crashing car near Richmond, landing 20 feet down embankment

A man was airlifted after a crash near Richmond Friday morning and ending up 20 feet off the road in an embankment, officials said.

By Claire O'Brien●

City had no answers to save Taste of Joliet despite new focus on special events

The city is developing an expanding special events staff, but director was not consulted about future of Taste of Joliet.

By Bob Okon●

Sycamore accepts Heron Creek water infrastructure into public works

Sycamore officials have accepted a public sanitary sewer and water main into the city’s waterworks after the infrastructure was installed in the Stonegate of Heron Creek development.

By Camden Lazenby●

In the Czech Republic, music needed no translation for these DeKalb High School students

Seventeen-year-old Diego Garcia-Barranco had never been outside the country, let alone flown in a plane, until last month. The DeKalb High School senior’s first flight took him to new heights during a school trip to perform in Prague, Czech Republic.

By Megann Horstead●

Streator man detained – for now – in murder-for-hire case

Tyshawn Doyle allegedly relayed a message to associates around Streator: He wanted witnesses silenced – either with gunfire or tainted drugs – and he named names.

By Tom Collins●