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The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for the Chicago area and warned drivers should proceed with caution. The advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. Tuesday with river valleys and other low lying areas most keenly affected.
Visibility may be reduced to a quarter mile or less in some areas. Drivers are advised to slow down, use headlights and leave plenty of distance from vehicles in front of them.
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CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE
JCA, Providence going for state titles
Joliet Catholic Academy and Providence Catholic are each looking for another state championship in football. The Hilltoppers face Montini for the Class 5A title and the Celtics play Cary-Grove for the Class 6A title in Champaign on Saturday. Follow all of our coverage leading up to the big games and check here for score updates on game day. Share your photos from pep rallies and game day fun by clicking
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Police: Man leaves shot friend for dead
A man was critically injured when he was shot while walking with a wanted man Sunday night. Sources
indicated the 23-year-old victim was in "extremely critical condition"
at Silver Cross Hospital where he was taken after being shot three
times. One bullet grazed the victim's forehead, but another pierced his
forehead, traveling into his brain. A third shot struck one of his
vertebrae, paralyzing him from the neck down.
Residents question tax hike
A proposed hike in property taxes faced more questions Monday from homeowners and the Joliet City Council. A 20 percent increase in the city tax rate already was facing criticism. >But
at the budget meeting Monday, staff noted that the actual increase in
the city's portion of a property tax bill would be closer to 24 percent
because a past abatement is being eliminated.
• Joliet crash victims awarded record settlement
• Feds grant more oversight of Canadian National
• Mayor says losing snack factory 'really hurts'
• Lockport sees housing starts
• District OKs service hours for graduates
• $6M settlement in 2006 Joliet crash
Police: Man leaves shot friend for dead
Joliet crash victims awarded record settlement
Shots fired during argument in Joliet
District OKs service hours for graduates
LTHS looks for scheduling alternatives
Gov't issues record 2.1M recall for dropside cribs
Butterball hot line horror stories
Trapped in his body for 23 years
Prostitute linked to Berlusconi feels threatened
Something to talk about »
Last year, Shari Sopourn was trying to find a way to teach her kids about the recent government bailout of financial institutions. In the process, she and her husband, Jordy, created Bailout!, a board game that is a sort of anti-Monopoly.
Plainfield S. puts pedal to the metal
This was not the way Jeremy Izzo's debut as the Joliet Catholic Academy boys basketball coach was supposed to go. The game plan was to get back on defense and force lightning-quick Plainfield South to settle for jump shots. Instead,
the opposite. The Cougars, who press all the way to create offensive
opportunities, got the ball inside time after time to score a 70-61
victory Monday night.
Ray joins fray as star for new Lincoln-Way W.
As a freshman, Kaitlyn Ray brought a bit of sunshine to the backcourt
for Lincoln-Way Central. Now a junior, Ray hopes to burn just as
brightly as the star for the Lincoln-Way West girls basketball team.
Making the best of Turkey Day dinner disasters
The turkey’s still frozen solid. The gravy comes out lumpy. The guests arrive before the food is finished. Big holiday dinners can be tough to orchestrate. Don't worry. Most kitchen failures can be fixed with a little ingenuity and flexibility. If the buttered carrots morph into carrot soup or the cake becomes “pudding” at the last minute, no one needs to know that isn’t what you’d planned all along. The most important thing is to keep your cool.
• Pup's top pick
• GOTTA DO IT
• Deadline extended to submit 'Wish List'
• CLASSROOM NOTES
• St. Patrick welcomes home soldier
Who is Oprah's heir apparent in daytime?
Will it be Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz? Maybe none of the
above. The announced shutdown of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in two years
creates room for a new queen (or king) of daytime television. "You haven't had a time period like this open up in 25 years," says media analyst
Larry Gerbrandt. "It really gives the players a chance to reshuffle the
deck."
• Oprah's little helpers move on
• Rich harvest for 'Moon'
• Bon Jovi return to blue-collar roots
• Let's start missing Oprah!
• MSI visitors can dream of a 'White House' Christmas
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