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Dad Who Drowned In Lake Michigan During Rescue Identified As 9/11 Survivor

Luke Laidley, 43, was a survivor of 9/11, a football coach at Carmel Catholic and Loyola Academy and a father of three, his family said. He had been boating along the lakefront when a child fell off a raft the boat was pulling, and he jumped in to help, witnesses said.>>Read More.

Walgreens Closing Distribution Center, Cutting 400 Jobs: Spokesperson

Just weeks after announcing it was closing 150 Walgreens locations in the United States by August 2024, parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance said Wednesday it is shutting down an e-commerce shipping center in Illinois.>>Read More.

Woman Held On $1.5M Bond In Connection To Fatal Crash

A 36-year-old woman was ordered held on $1.5 million bond on Thursday after being charged with aggravated driving under the influence in connection with a crash near Winfield that claimed the lives of two other people.>>Read More.

'She Was a Fighter': Mokena Pub, Friends Remember Jacquie Hamblin

Hamblin died on July 2, a day after her 39th birthday, eight months after suffering multiple strokes. She had married just weeks before she suffered the strokes. >>Read More.

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