Downs asks court to toss conviction in Nico murder

Updated: 2012-05-01 13:42:00

ELGIN — It could be months before the Illinois Appellate Court issues a ruling in the appeal of the man convicted of firing the shots that killed 6-year-old Nico Contreras 15 years ago. In 2010, Mark Downs, 35, formerly of Montgomery, was sentenced to 70 …Read More

• Caterpillar workers walk off job in Joliet

  

  Union workers have rejected Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc.’s latest contract offer and walked off the job at Caterpillar’s plant in Joliet. Workers with picket signs lined up outside the plant early Tuesday. The contract expired at midnight for about 800 workers at the manufacturing plant. Union …Read More

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• Area gas prices going down, still a half-dollar higher than last year

  Updated: 2012-05-01 13:32:00

  The average regular unleaded gasoline prices decreased 2 cents per gallon in Illinois during the past month but it’s still more than 50 cents a gallon higher tahn this time last year, according to AAA Chicago’s most recent Fuel Gauge Report. The average cost of …Read More

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