Merger

The proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains has been temporarily halted by an injunction, further delaying the proposed sale of suburban Jewel-Osco stores.

As KSB Hospital is partnering with OSF HealthCare and anticipating a full merger with the organization, the conditions of the Bethea deed must be dissolved through Lee County courts in order for the merger to happen.

The Jewel-Osco on Larkin Avenue in Joliet could be sold to a New Hampshire based company as part of the ongoing negotiations to create a merger between grocery giants Albertson's and Kroger.

Bishop Ronald A. Hicks will celebrate the final mass at St. Anne Church in Crest Hill this Sunday at 10 a.m. before the church is closed and the parish is "extinguished" to blend with neighboring St. Ambrose.