Tom Collins
Reporter at Shaw Local
Reporter for Shaw Media. Married to Carol, dual U.S.-Irish citizen, Rutgers graduate and 4th Degree knight.
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shawlocal.com | Tom Collins
Chester Weger, convicted in 1960 of a murder in Starved Rock State Park, has died. Weger, 86, spent nearly six decades in prison for killing Lillian Oetting, one of three women fatally bludgeoned in in St. Louis Canyon. He died June 22, according to Forensic Medical of Kansas. The agency provides coroner’s services for Clay County, Missouri, where Weger was moved this spring.
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4 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Tom Collins
Illinois Valley Democrats will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 26 at the La Salle VFW, 2325 Donahue St.All Democrats are welcome and encouraged to attend. Food can be purchased through the La Salle VFW.
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4 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Tom Collins
La Salle County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday plans for Fourth of July traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers, running through July 7. “We’re asking all of our residents and visitors to celebrate Independence Day safely,” said Sheriff Adam Diss. “It’s simple: If you’re driving, don’t drink or use cannabis or other impairing substances.
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4 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Tom Collins
Author Rachael Mellen will appear at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 25 at Oglesby Public Library to discuss her new book on the Civil War. Mellen recently released “From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 1861-63,” co-edited with David A. Powell.
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6 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Tom Collins
More than 8,000. That’s how many names adorn the Middle East Conflicts War Memorial in Marseilles. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck committed that to memory. Before a crowd of onlookers who fanned themselves Saturday under a scorching sun, Hollenbeck said how “fortunate” and “humbled” he and his constituents are to host the memorial and museum honoring the fallen. And he had a special message to the riders who poured in, primarily on motorcycles, to join in the commemoration of America’s heroes.
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An accident on U.S. 6 in La Salle, just west of Creve Coeur Street, resulted in an injury requiring transport, La Salle Fire Department reported. https://t.co/Z8E2Hi7fkQ
