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A woman was fatally shot Friday night while inside a building in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, police said.
At approximately 7:19 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Princeton, a 27-year-old woman was in the hallway when she was shot in the head, according to authorities.
Police said the woman was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead.
No one was in custody as of Friday night and detectives were investigating.

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PRINCETON, Ill. (KWQC) – What’s said to be one of the largest employers in Bureau County is now owned by OSF HealthCare. According to a news release, the former Perry Memorial Hospital is now the 15th to join the Peoria-based health system. The 25-bed critical care facility is now called OSF Saint Clare with some 300 employees.
OSF HealthCare was started by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis.
“While the signs may change, the care that’s going to be provided is still from those same people that have been serving the community for years and they’re still taking care of their friends, family, and neighbors and that’s not going to change,” said Jackie Kernan, president of OSF Saint Clare Medical Center.
The Most Reverend Louis Tylka, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria, conducted the Blessing and Dedication ceremony. Beginning this fall, OSF Saint Clare will offer new services to the community including OSF OnCall and OSF MyChart with the integration of OSF’s electronic medical record system.
Discussions to explore the partnership began in August, 2019 with representatives of Perry Memorial Hospital, the City of Princeton, which owned the hospital, and OSF HealthCare. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the change in January of 2021.
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A Princeton woman was arrested Monday morning for her part in the theft of almost $33,000 worth of items from a Walcott hotel room, court documents state. 
Christina Naomi Trudeau, 40, of Princeton, reportedly helped John David Daniels, 42, of Princeton, break into a hotel room on March 26 at the Comfort Inn, where Trudeau worked.
Trudeau gave Daniels a key and helped him load items into her vehicle, court documents state.
Items stolen included multiple power tools; camping gear; two fire extinguishers; a Rolex watch; a Nissan Titan truck, which Daniels used to leave the hotel; and other items. In total, the value of the goods was estimated at $32,653.20.
Police say Trudeau admitted the couple worked together to steal the items and offered to return everything. Officers went to their home that night to collect the property. While there, they spoke with Daniels, who also admitted to the thefts and willingly returned “what appeared to be the majority of the stolen items.” 
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Daniels was arrested Wednesday, May 12, more than a month after the property was returned, and charged with third-degree burglary, conspiracy, first-degree theft and second-degree theft, all felonies. He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled for his first court appearance on June 10.
Trudeau, arrested Monday, has been charged with first- and second-degree theft and conspiracy. She is currently being held in the Scott County Jail on a $20,000 bond. Her next court date is scheduled for June 3.

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A Rock Island man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting at two East Moline Police officers in 2019.
A murder trial for a man accused a killing college student Mollie Tibbetts in 2018 is set to begin Monday, May 17, in Davenport.

A Davenport man was arrested Thursday evening for assaulting four people walking from their residences.

Six people have been charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and various other drug and gun related charges as part of a 19-count indictment from a federal grand jury in Davenport.

Cassandra Bibbs, mother of Wilanna Bibbs, who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend on Mother’s day, remembers her daughter as a happy, talented young woman. 
A man has gone missing by the Rock River near the Prophetstown State Park in Prophetstown, Illinois, according to a news release from the Whit…
Davenport police chased juveniles in a stolen car into Rock Island on Monday night. 

A man is suing Shenanigans Irish Pub and another man over injuries he received in 2019 when the other man allegedly hit him and he fell while intoxicated. 

Adam Vannoy was arrested on gun and drug charges in Nebraska. After posting bond he tried to buy a gun in Ankeny, Iowa and was later taken into custody at a Comfort Inn in Walcott. A Princeton couple was charged with stealing $33,000 worth of property from Vannoy’s hotel room.

A woman accused of helping with the theft of $33,000 worth of property from a hotel entered a plea agreement Wednesday.

A Princeton woman was sentenced Thursday to two years of supervised probation in relation to a hotel theft.
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WHITE COUNTY, Ill. (WEHT) – Illinois State Police have identified the man killed in a crash in White County.
Troopers say 18-year-old Clinton J. Richardson of Norris City, IL. died after another driver crossed the center line striking his car head-on.
The crash happened just after midnight Saturday.
Authorities said the two-vehicle crash happened at County Road 400 E when one vehicle crossed into the southbound lane, hitting a second vehicle head-on.
Both the driver and the passenger in the other vehicle were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
It is unclear why the vehicle crossed into the southbound lane.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – Local and federal officials were in Evansville at a news conference to update the public on the large-scale drug trafficking ring that took place over multiple states. Thirty individuals involved in the ring face federal charges, including one who is still on the run, L.C. Moore.
“He is a fugitive, and he needs to be held accountable for his role in the fentanyl distribution that was occurring in this investigation. So, we’d like to bring him in and hold him accountable for what he’s done,” says Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent In-Charge with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) Some senators representing the Tri-State return to our area just hours after yesterday’s vote on the continuing resolution, which keeps the U.S. government funded.
The senate approved the resolution late last night, but some area senators are frustrated over the process.
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – Henderson Police arrested a man on Friday for shooting a vehicle with three people inside, including a two-year-old who was critically wounded.
According to police, Darren Miller, 29, shot the vehicle from a short distance away just after 1 a.m. on Monday at the intersection of Powell and South Adams. A two-year-old child named Phoenix was struck by the gunfire, and was taken to a hospital in Indianapolis. Her family says that Phoenix is now recovering from surgery at the hospital.

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Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University said institutions of higher education have a responsibility to show how different races, faiths and opinions can come together and work together.
In this screenshot from Zoom, Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University visits with John Shaw of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Monday.
During a virtual visit with John Shaw of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Simmons, a former administrator at Princeton and the first African-American president of an Ivy League University when she led Smith College, said improving relations is a top priority.
“We have to work at this every day,” Simmons said. “We have to try and keep getting better at race relations in this country.”
Simmons, who has served as president of the historically Black Prairie View A&M University since 2017, expressed concerns about the direction of public discourse today.
“What I fear most for the country now is how we seem to be moving away from the model of working alongside with people whom we disagree with and that’s a very dangerous path.”
The discussion was part of the Simon Institute’s on-going “Understanding Our New World,” a livestream discussion series with business, academic, governmental and civic leaders.
Simmons said she is proud of steps her university has taken since the death of George Floyd, including the establishment of a center for racial justice. The center’s focus is to find ways to work with law enforcement and civic organizations. The Texas legislature’s Black Caucus charged the organization with establishing a team of scholars who could advise lawmakers in an effort, as she said, “to move forward.”
“I think there is a hunger that people have for real solutions when it comes to addressing the racial issues in this country,” she added. “I am hoping that universities can be intermediaries in terms of showing organizations, governments and others how to work with differences of opinion, differences of background, differences of race, ethnicity and religion. Somehow, we’ve got to do that.”
She described her institution’s “activist-in-residence” position – a staff member charged with “teaching students more about their power as change agents in society,” according to the university’s website.
“One of the things that we don’t do very well on college campuses is giving our students an understanding of how they can have an impact on society, but doing it in a way so that they understand the peaceful, well-organized ways people who have come before them have undertaken to change society,” she said.
Simmons added that universities must be willing to take on difficult topics.
“We have been fond of telling the stories that we want to tell rather than the stories that we must tell,” she said. “Truth is a part and parcel of what we do in universities and what we must do.”
A retired Marine veteran who lost people in the Vietnam war has partnered with descendants of a long line of military folks to produce a mural memorializing the military and first responders.
Marion Fire Chief Tim Barnett poses for a portrait in front of the new mural in Marion.
One side of the new mural honoring military and first responders is pictured in Marion.
A new mural has gone up in Marion honoring those in the military and first responders. 
Maddie Deiters paints her copyright onto her new mural in Marion.
Maddie Deiters poses for a portrait in front of one of her favorite parts of the mural honoring first responders and those in the military Wednesday in Marion. 
All facets of first responders were present in the new mural including a police officer and his K-9 companion.
Marion police officers pose for a portrait in front of the mural honoring first responders and those in the military Wednesday in Marion.
Maddie Deiters paints her copyright onto the mural honoring first responders and those in the military on Wednesday in Marion. 
Maddie Deiters’ favorite aspect of the mural was the eagle as it allowed her to flex her creative muscles and skills.
Ronald Osman said he hopes to add more to the mural honoring different branches of the military in the coming years.
While most of the piece came from artist Maddie Deiters’ mind, she used real images in the mural, colorizing different photos from the Vietnam war for the Marines panel. 
Even the famous image of Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima is depicted in the mural.
Maddie Deiters poses on Wednesday for a portrait in front of one of her favorite parts of the mural honoring first responders and those in the military.
A paint brush pictured Friday was left behind after the completion of the mural honoring first responders and those in the military. 

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — New measures that restrict how race is addressed in classrooms have spread confusion and anxiety among many educators, who in some cases have begun pulling books and canceling lessons for fear of being penalized.

The New Arts Jazztet and jazz vocalist Eden Atwood will perform “The New Arts Jazztet Does Cool & Yule” at The Varsity Center on Sunday. 

Pending approval by the SIU Board of Trustees, James T. Minor will serve as the 10^th chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Author Margo Jefferson will discuss “Negroland,” her memoir about growing up as Black upper class in Chicago during the 1950s, Friday, Dec. 3. 
In this screenshot from Zoom, Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University visits with John Shaw of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Monday.
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Bristol Myers Squibb’s Applications for Deucravacitinib for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis Accepted by U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Validated by European Medicines Agency  Business Wire
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The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.
The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.
1. Loyola (13) (9-0) 130 1
2. Maine South (8-1) 111 3
3. Warren (8-1) 105 4
4. Neuqua Valley (8-1) 88 2
5. Lincoln-Way East (7-2) 63 T6
6. Hinsdale Central (8-1) 60 8
7. South Elgin (9-0) 40 T6
8. Naperville Central (6-3) 37 9
9. Lockport (8-1) 27 NR
10. Marist (6-3) 17 5
Others receiving votes: York 16, Naperville North 12, Bolingbrook 4, Glenbard West 3, O’Fallon 2.
1. Brother Rice (9) (7-2) 133 2
2. Batavia (5) (9-0) 130 1
3. Wheaton North (8-1) 109 3
4. St. Rita (7-2) 93 5
5. Mount Carmel (6-3) 87 4
6. Normal (9-0) 60 7
7. Hononegah (9-0) 47 8
8. Moline (8-1) 39 9
9. Prospect (7-2) 31 6
10. Buffalo Grove (8-1) 26 NR
Others receiving votes: Hersey 9, Plainfield Central 3, Hoffman Estates 2, Pekin 1.
1. East St. Louis (13) (7-2) 148 1
2. Cary-Grove (2) (9-0) 137 2
3. St. Ignatius (8-1) 112 4
4. Lemont (9-0) 109 5
5. Wauconda (9-0) 76 7
6. Crete-Monee (6-3) 64 6
7. Lake Forest (7-2) 56 8
8. Harlem (8-1) 51 9
9. Washington (7-2) 32 10
10. Deerfield (8-1) 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Prairie Ridge 12, Simeon 7, Kenwood 5, Belvidere North 2, Richards 1.
1. Fenwick (10) (7-2) 153 2
2. Kankakee (6) (9-0) 141 3 in Class 6A
3. Morris (9-0) 125 3
4. Mahomet-Seymour (9-0) 98 4
5. Peoria (7-2) 88 5
6. Sterling (7-2) 62 7
(tie) Mascoutah (8-1) 62 6
8. Glenbard South (8-1) 50 8
9. Marion (8-1) 36 9
10. Nazareth (5-4) 23 NR
Others receiving votes: Morton 12, Marmion 9, Morgan Park 8, Sycamore 8, Rockford Boylan 5.
1. Joliet Catholic (14) (9-0) 157 1
2. Rochester (3) (8-1) 156 1 in Class 5A
3. Sacred Heart-Griffin (8-1) 136 2
4. Richmond-Burton (9-0) 120 3
5. Genoa-Kingston (8-1) 87 5
6. Phillips (7-2) 85 6
7. St. Francis (7-2) 74 7
8. Kewanee (8-1) 45 4
9. Peoria Notre Dame (6-3) 26 8
10. Wheaton Academy (7-2) 16 NR
(tie) Breese Central (8-1) 16 10
Others receiving votes: Coal City 7, Stillman Valley 4, Freeburg 3, Carterville 2, Quincy Notre Dame 1.
1. IC Catholic (13) (8-1) 146 1
2. Byron (1) (9-0) 132 3
3. Tolono Unity (9-0) 111 5
4. Williamsville (1) (8-1) 106 4
5. Princeton (8-1) 94 6
6. Mt. Carmel, IL (9-0) 80 8
7. Reed-Custer (8-1) 56 T10
8. Durand (8-1) 43 T10
9. Benton (9-0) 31 NR
10. Monticello (7-2) 20 9
Others receiving votes: Fairfield 4, Carlinville 1, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 1.
1. Wilmington (10) (9-0) 135 2 in Class 3A
2. Decatur St. Teresa (4) (9-0) 127 1
3. Breese Mater Dei (9-0) 112 2
4. Downs Tri-Valley (9-0) 86 3 in Class 2A
5. Farmington (9-0) 85 7 in Class 3A
6. Bismarck-Henning (9-0) 59 4
7. Pana (9-0) 49 5
8. Bishop McNamara (5-4) 29 NR
9. Nashville (8-1) 28 NR
10. Knoxville (8-1) 24 8
Others receiving votes: Maroa-Forsyth 21, Johnston City 11, Erie-Prophetstown 2, North-Mac 1, Sterling Newman 1.
1. Carrollton (4) (8-1) 129 1
2. Athens (10) (8-1) 128 6 in Class 2A
3. Camp Point Central (8-1) 119 4
4. Forreston (7-2) 105 6
5. Lena-Winslow (1) (7-2) 83 3
6. Fulton (7-2) 76 5
7. Abingdon (8-1) 68 2
8. Ottawa Marquette (8-1) 34 7
9. St. Bede (7-2) 32 8
10. Aurora Christian (6-3) 17 9
Others receiving votes: Arcola 14, Cumberland 13, Gilman Iroquois West 5, Nokomis 2.
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Maxim Parnov, 36, was taken into custody in Salem, Wisconsin, after the bodies of a man and woman were found in an Algonquin home, police said.
She is the first woman to lead the center, which focuses on the life and legacy of boxing champ and activist Muhammad Ali.
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On Nov. 29, 1933, a Chicago grand jury charged Dr. Alice Wynekoop with the murder of her daughter-in-law. Here’s how it went down that day.
Whomever the team hires next — Nagy figures to be fired this offseason, barring an unforeseen rally — needs to build the team’s offense around rookie quarterback Justin Fields’ unique athleticism and deep-ball ability.
Coronavirus positivity rates and hospitalizations have also more than doubled over the past month during the fifth surge of the pandemic.

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One armored truck security guard was killed and a second was injured in a shooting that occurred Monday morning while the two were loading an ATM outside a bank in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, according to law enforcement.
At approximately 10:21 a.m. in the 200 block of West 83rd Street, the victims were loading an ATM machine at Bank of America, 250 W. 83rd St., when two to four men, wearing all black and masks, approached and demanded cash, police said.
At some point during the encounter, both employees sustained gunshot wounds.
A 47-year-old woman was shot six times, and the second victim, a 46-year-old man, sustained two gunshot wounds to the stomach area. Both victims were transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center and listed in unknown condition.

One victim died from their injuries, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Monday afternoon, but didn’t specify which individual passed away.
The offenders fled the scene in an unknown vehicle, police stated.
A heavy police presence was seen in the area following the shooting as authorities searched for the suspects.
In a statement, a Bank of America spokeswoman said, “We’re saddened to hear of the incident and are working with local law enforcement and the FBI.”
The incident remained under investigation by Area Two detectives.
Both victims were working for Canada-based security GardaWorld Corporation, the company confirmed in a statement.
“…This morning a GardaWorld crew was the target of a foiled robbery attempt while servicing a client location…” the statement read. “Two of our employees were critically injured and taken to hospital. At this time, we are focusing on supporting them and their immediate families. We are working closely with the authorities in their investigation to find the perpetrators.”

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Marilyn June Bodnam, 83, peacefully passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021, with her loving husband, B Edward “Ed” Bodnam at her side in their home in Granite City, Illinois.
She was born June 12, 1938, in Puxico, Missouri. Marilyn was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church in Granite City, serving as Elder, Deacon, Sunday School, and Bible School teacher. Professionally, Dr. Bodnam was an accomplished and respected educational leader who was awarded a fellowship at Princeton University and earned a Doctoral degree at St. Louis University on May 17th, 1991, the same day her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Bodnam received her degree of Juris Doctorate. She served such educational roles as teacher, mentor, administrator, and consultant at Edwardsville School District, Southern Illinois University, and Sarasota County Schools. She was a member of such organizations as Junior Service, the Elks, and the Girl Scouts. Marilyn absolutely cherished her children and grandchildren, supporting them in every way imaginable. Marilyn has significantly impacted the lives of all who have been fortunate enough to know her…and you will hear phrases like “Marilyn changed my life, made me the person I am today, focused me in the right direction”… only words of love and support. In her final months, Marilyn continued to persevere with so much grace. Through insurmountable odds, she continued to exude brilliance, generate laughter, and so importantly give those very special kisses.
In addition to her beloved husband of 58 years, she is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Bodnam of Granite City; two grandchildren, Eleanore Marilyn “Ellie” Bodnam Schwering of Granite City and John Edward “Jack” Bodnam Schwering of St. Louis, Missouri; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Effa Beauette of Sarasota, Florida and Barbara Jean and Robert Opalaski of Estero, Florida; a brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Elaine Crabtree of Colleyville, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Gwendolyn Weltge of Dayton, Ohio and Jean Lacewell of Houston, Texas; three Godchildren, Marilyn Collins of Richmond, Virginia, Marilyn Joslyn Lacewell of Los Angeles, California and Kimberly Anne Lacewell of Sarasota, Florida; special family friend, Jonathan L. Miller of Richmond Heights, Missouri and Carol Madison of Edwardsville, Illinois; and special caretakers who gave loving care to Marilyn: Judy Mange, Christina Wilson, and Lenzie Allen, all of St. Louis; many special nieces; nephews; great-nieces; great-nephews; other extended family and many dear friends.
She was preceded in death by her father and stepmother, John and Eula Lacewell; her mother and stepfather, Mildred Francis (Andrews) and Thomas F. Crabtree; her cherished son, Brinley Edward “Ed” Bodnam Jr.; a brother, John Lacewell, a sister, Carolyn Joan Lacewell; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Winifred and Jack Ford and a brother-in-law, Wilfred Weltge.
In celebration of her life, visitation will be at Irwin Chapel, 3960 Maryville Road in Granite City on Friday, November 12, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Visitation will continue at the First United Presbyterian Church, 2160 Delmar Avenue in Granite City on Saturday, November 13, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Jennifer Warren Hauser officiating. Memorials may be made to Forest Park Forever, 5595 Grand Drive, St. Louis, MO 63112 or to the Granite City Park District, 2900 Benton Street, Granite City, IL 62040 and may also be accepted at the funeral home. www.irwinchapel.com

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