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Calumet Township resident Henry Reiser holds up a photo of the team he played on with Danny Ray Estes, a Marine who was killed in action in 1983, as he stands on the Black Oak Little League field on Tuesday. The field will be re-dedicated in Estes' honor.

Black Oak Baseball remembering their hero

Shortly after Marine Lance Cpl. Danny Ray Estes was killed in action in 1983 in Lebanon, the Black Oak Little League honored him, a former league member, by dedicating the...
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Video gambling billed as ‘charity’

At Tailgaters' expansive sports bar in Bolingbrook,patrons can bet $2 every few seconds on touch-screen, bingolike games while sipping their beers and watching TV. That would be illegal in other...
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Video gambling billed as ‘charity’

At Tailgaters' expansive sports bar in Bolingbrook,patrons can bet $2 every few seconds on touch-screen, bingolike games while sipping their beers and watching TV. That would be illegal in other...
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Former Joliet Mayor Art Schultz dies at 78

A former long-time mayor of Joliet, who retired earlier this year, passed away Saturday evening, Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante confirmed. Arthur "Art" Schultz, 78, who was mayor of Joliet for...
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Former Joliet Mayor Art Schultz dies at 78

A former long-time mayor of Joliet, who retired earlier this year, passed away Saturday evening, Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante confirmed. Arthur "Art" Schultz, 78, who was mayor of Joliet for...
Judy Wiersema, 72, says the mammogram party she attended — with massages, manicures, snacks and more — helped her to relax. "I just loved it. The ladies were so much fun."

Relax, have a cookie, get a screening

Judy Wiersema knew she was four years overdue for her mammogram, but she always found an excuse to postpone. She was able to overcome her fear and procrastination, however, when...