By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Two co-defendants charged with multiple counts of embezzlement and forgery at 34th District Court had their preliminary exams adjourned to an unspecified date. The[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Mary Sherwood told the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees at its Jan. 13 meeting that she comes to the meetings to hear what the[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Sumpter Township is being given two parcels of land it used to own, just south of Joe Nasser’s corner market at the corner of[…]
Eight-year-old Tanya was blinded by her uncle with a piece of rebar in the Dominican Republic. No one knows why. Then, when Tanya was 13, her father sexually assaulted her[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor John and Jamie Fox of Sumpter Township and their two sons, Hunter, 14, and Logan, 12, are leaving for the Dominican Republic as soon[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The chance to have a Starbucks coffee shop on the former Big Boy property appears to have vanished. A representative of Belleview Development, LLC,[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The “swoosh” will be gone from under the MENARDS’ sign, the corporate slogan won’t be on the building, and the store will look slightly[…]
With more snow expected to cover the region during the next couple of days, one seasonal tool is expected to make its return at homes and businesses – the shovel.[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor “You are witness to a new city record,” announced Belleville Mayor Pro Tem Jack Loria on Monday, Jan. 5, at 7:33 p.m., after the[…]
The Belleville Community Chorus is scheduled to start rehearsals at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26, for its spring concert season. Rehearsals, under Director Susan Hiser, are held at First United[…]