NEW HOLSTEIN, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Calumet County have identified the 18-year-old motorcyclist who died in a crash with a boat being towed on Tuesday night. According to the Calumet County Sheriff’s Office, the motorcyclist was Cohen Barajas from New Holstein. The driver who was towing the boat was Connor Whemeyer of Glenbeulah. Joannes […]
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Grandma’s stories prompt man to make phone call, leading to breaking open of nearly 60-year-old cold case in Calumet City
CALUMET CITY, Ill. — It was a story Kevin Seeley had heard before. While growing up, Seeley would listen to his grandmother, Dee, talk about the murder of 18-year-old Karen Snider in Calumet City. The murder, which happened in 1966, remained unsolved. “I probably heard the story five times,” Seeley says. He didn’t have the […]
Calumet City leaders spar as Ald Monet Wilson accuses Mayor Thaddeus Jones of disabling her email account
Accusations flew and tempers were raised Thursday night between Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones and City Council members. Second Ward Ald. Monet Wilson sent a message to the news media March 18 accusing Jones of having “disabled” her city email account. Wilson, the only woman on council, restated that belief multiple times Thursday during her […]
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Calumet City man to spend over 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking, obstructing justice
CHICAGO — A Calumet City man will spend over 10 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking in the Chicago area and obstructing justice during his trial. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Illinois, 35-year-old Jorge Diaz, who was convicted of conspiracy and attempted possession of cocaine in 2023, was […]