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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...
Jim Ridings
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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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...
Jim Ridings
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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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...
Jim Ridings
Jul 31, 20191 min read
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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...
Jim Ridings
Jul 31, 20192 min read
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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...
Jim Ridings
Jun 19, 20141 min read
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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...
Jim Ridings
Jun 19, 20141 min read
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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...
Jim Ridings
Jun 19, 20141 min read
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