Calumet City NewsLocal news for Calumet City, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Two suburban schools closed after threats- April 26, 2008 Classes at two elementary schools were canceled Friday. Classes at two elementary schools were canceled Friday after the discovery of two threatening notes. via WLShttp://www.topix.net/city/calumet-city-il/2008/04/two-suburban-schools-closed-after-threat... Dolton School District 149 closings just latest in spate of alarming threats- April 23, 2008 "Our point in making the decision to close our schools was based on our need to provide safe and secure schools for our children" A whole suburban school district closed Thursday, the latest in a spate of violence threats and strong reactions. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/calumet-city-il/2008/04/dolton-school-district-149-closings-just... Six elementaries in Dolton close after death threat- April 21, 2008 All six Dolton School District 149 elementary schools were closed Thursday after a threat was discovered on a boys' bathroom wall. via Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/calumet-city-il/2008/04/six-elementaries-in-dolton-close-after-d... Man sentenced for carjacking- April 19, 2008 Denard S. Plunket will spend the next 11 years in prison for the armed carjacking of a Lisle woman in front of a Naperville hotel. via Lisle Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/calumet-city-il/2008/04/man-sentenced-for-carjacking?fromrss=1 South suburban Dolton School District 149 closed- April 17, 2008 "We do not believe that any of our students would act upon this, but we're erring to the side of caution" All six schools in the south suburban Dolton District 149 are closed today because of a threat scrawled on a bathroom wall, authorities say. via Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/calumet-city-il/2008/04/south-suburban-dolton-school-district-14... Ride service helps seniors to remain independent- April 17, 2008 "When I take people to the grocery store, I go in and shop with them" At 90 years old, Rose Sauer of Munster has been blessed with a new "son." Sauer's pride and joy, Lee Cordell, is 52 years old, but she refers to him as her son because Cordell treats her like his mother. via Post Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/calumet-city-il/2008/04/ride-service-helps-seniors-to-remain-ind... Man gets 11 years in Naperville carjacking- April 15, 2008 A man was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for stealing a guest's rental car at gunpoint outside a Naperville hotel. via Beep!http://www.topix.net/city/calumet-city-il/2008/04/man-gets-11-years-in-naperville-carjacki... Rural rezoning fails first request- April 13, 2008 "I just think it's a speculator's dream concept" At the first Porter County Commissioners meeting in May, Porter County will discuss developers who want to build more houses in rural residential areas. via Post Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/calumet-city-il/2008/04/rural-rezoning-fails-first-request?fromr... |