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Oct 231 min read

Cold Case Solved: DNA Identifies Bruce Lindahl

Another cold case has been solved by DNA, linking the murder of Kathy Halle in 1979 in North Aurora to serial killer Bruce Lindahl. This...

Nov 20, 20231 min read

Award for Cardiff: Illinois's Lost Mining Town

Author Jim Ridings was presented a special book award at the annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society in Springfield on...

Jul 31, 20191 min read

The Biography of Jim Ridings

Jim Ridings was born in Joliet, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Southern Illinois University at...

Jul 31, 20192 min read

Small Justice rules Kankakee!!

Judge Michael Sabol ruled today that evidence of domestic abuse does not qualify Nancy Rish for a re-sentencing. The law requires that...

Jun 19, 20141 min read

Nancy Rish and her grandsons

Nancy RIsh is pictured here in a visit her grandsons made to Dwight prison in 2012. While in Dwight prison, Nancy Rish earned her GED...

Jun 19, 20141 min read

Nancy Rish and Helping Paws

Nancy Rish and one of the many dogs she helped train in the prison "Helping Paws" program, 2012. The program trains service dogs for the...

Jun 19, 20141 min read

Danny Edwards signs an affidavit

Danny Edwards signed an affidavit in Pontiac prison on Sept. 25, 2013, swearing that Nancy Rish knew nothing about the kidnapping he was...