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No one was in custody for either attack, and detectives were investigating. 32 unsolved crimes in Illinois
December 23, 1975 - Carol Rofstad
Carol Rofstad, who was 21 when she was killed, lived in Normal, IL while attending Illinois State University. She was found beaten unconscious about noon December 23, 1975, outside her sorority house at 602 S. Fell Street. The suspected murder weapon, an 18-inch piece of railroad tie, was found nearby. Rofstad wasn t found until roughly 12 hours after the attack. She died Christmas Eve as a result of head injuries.
Two men, one of whom carried a club, were seen between 10 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. on December 22, 1975. Both were white males and between the ages of 18 and 25.
Authorities haven t said whether White fired any shots, but no officers were wounded.
Police body-camera video of the shooting will be released within 60 days.
It only took 90 seconds for three thieves to steal a catalytic converter in Seattle s Maple Leaf neighborhood in May. Surveillance video shows how quickly it was stolen. 32 unsolved crimes in Illinois
December 23, 1975 - Carol Rofstad
Carol Rofstad, who was 21 when she was killed, lived in Normal, IL while attending Illinois State University. She was found beaten unconscious about noon December 23, 1975, outside her sorority house at 602 S. Fell Street. The suspected murder weapon, an 18-inch piece of railroad tie, was found nearby. Rofstad wasn t found until roughly 12 hours after the attack. She died Christmas Eve as a result of head injuries.
CHICAGO â A 35-year-old man thanked his victim for âsaving his life,â at a bail hearing Saturday afternoon where he faced vehicular hijacking charges for taking a rental van at gunpoint in the Austin neighborhood.
Andrew Collins of the 400 block of North St. Louis Avenue was charged with one count of vehicular hijacking of a handicap person, one count of discharge of a weapon and one misdemeanor count of leaving the scene, police said.
During a bail hearing broadcast on YouTube, prosecutors said Collins was first involved in a gun exchange in an alley near a U-Haul business in the 1700 block of North Cicero Avenue, where he encountered at man in his 60s attempting to return a van.
By Dale C. Maley
For The Daily Leader
FAIRBURY Alderman Lynn Dameron acted as mayor pro tem in the absence of Mayor David Slagel at the Fairbury City Council meeting Wednesday. Dameron oversaw the approval of a number of items including a one-time payment to the TP&W Railroad.
In new business, the city council approved paying a one-time fee of $26,800 to the TP&W Railroad versus a perpetual annual fee of $1,500 for easements needed for the new sewer project that will be taking place in the city.
An annexation agreement to the city was also approved. This agreement was for annexation to the D&C Wenger Subdivision and Street Dedication between Nathan D. Wenger and Emily J. Wenger, and Kyle Wenger and Kerri Wenger on the west end of Pine Street.