Andy Hallman

LIBERTYVILLE ? The city of Libertyville is still dealing with a water main break that occurred Thursday.The city is under a boil order because of the drop in pressure created by the main break. Libertyville Mayor Rod Nelson said this morning the city is running a water main from Cedar Creek north of town to bypass the broken main between Cedar Creek and the town. Cedar Creek supplies Libertyville with water.Nels...

A number of residents voiced their opposition to a proposed apartment complex on Taylor Avenue at the Fairfield City Council meeting Monday.John Kuster plans to remodel the former Nelson Nursing Home and turn it into an apartment complex that could house 19 units. Kuster wants the council to rezone the building from R2 to R3 so it can hold multiple units.The council passed the first reading of the ordinance to ...

BOSTON ? A Fairfield photographer witnessed the bombings at the Boston Marathon Monday that left three dead and more than 180 injured.Jim Davis, vice president of the Fairfield-based company Marathon Foto, was in the crowd snapping photographs of the runners as they approached the finish line. He was about 50 feet from one of the blasts.?I felt it,? he said. ?My ears are still ringing from it.?Pieces of debris ...

Tyler James Webster, 33, was found guilty of murder in the second-degree by a jury of his peers Tuesday night in the Jefferson County Courthouse.The jury returned its verdict shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday after deliberating for about five hours. Webster was found guilty of shooting Buddy Lee Frisbie, 32, on Aug. 25, 2012 while Frisbie was in a camper at 2469 Marigold Blvd., about 3 miles south of Fairfield.Webste...

BOSTON ? The twin bombs at the Boston Marathon killed three people and wounded more than 170 on Monday.Marathon Foto, a photography company with an office in Fairfield, sent six or seven local photographers to Boston to photograph the marathon. Sue Thompson, director of client services at Marathon Foto in Fairfield, said Wednesday all of the company?s photographers were ?safe and fine.?Thompson said the company ...

The jury heard closing arguments this morning in the trial of Tyler Webster, who is charged with the first-degree murder of Buddy Frisbie.The prosecution gave its closing argument first. Assistant Attorney General Denise Timmins said Webster decided to ?play God? the day he shot Frisbie, which was Aug. 25, 2012.?He decided who would live or die,? she said. ?In court, he has decided to play the hero.?Timmins ...

The Fairfield Public Library is hosting a series of talks by local authors this week. Monday was the first day of the five-day series, which began with authors sharing their poetry. The event is the First Inaugural Local Authors Exhibition and continues at 7 p.m. today, Wednesday, Thursday and then at 1 p.m. Saturday. Viktor Tichy was among those sharing their poetry Monday.

Dave Duncan surveys the damage to a tree in his backyard left by a lightning bolt this morning in the 500 block of Maple Street in Libertyville. The lightning strike cut a groove the entire length of the 40-foot tree from the top of its canopy to its base.

The Fairfield Police Department and a group of local cyclists went on a trial ride Monday of the route the RAGBRAI cyclists will take once they enter Jefferson County on July 26. The RAGBRAI cyclists will enter Fairfield from Brookville Road, after traveling through Packwood on V63. Colin Smith and Brian Messer followed the local cyclists Monday in a Kubota tractor to mark bad patches of the road that will be ...

The Fairfield Public Library will host a series of talks by local authors all next week.The event is the First Annual Local Authors Exhibition, which starts 7 p.m. Monday, April 15. For the first four nights of that week, from Monday through Thursday, a different group of authors will speak on a different subject. The final speaking engagements will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20.Following is a list of the themes ...

Some residents of Fairfield likely will be faced with paying thousands of dollars to repair their private sewer lines.The city plans to receive a sewer camera in July so it can uncover the location of leaks underground. If the city discovers a serious leak in a private line, it will compel the property owner to fix it. This could cost the property owner between $3,000 and $10,000, according to city administrator ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? A measure that would put tougher safety restrictions on windows in new buildings in Iowa in an effort to prevent children from falling out appears dead after the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday that he will block it.The Senate had approved the bill, and a House subcommittee passed it on Monday. But Republican Rep. Chip Baltimore of Boone announced Wednesday that he ...

Fairfield city workers perform tests on a sewer line this morning along Broadway Avenue in the downtown. The city has received complaints of a foul sewer smell in the area, so the workers were attempting to uncover its source. Wastewater plant superintendent Shawn Worley said the workers were putting dye into nearby private sewer lines to find out if the lines were connected properly to the city?s sanitary sewer ...

BATAVIA ? A train and minivan collided Monday afternoon in Batavia, leaving two children dead and two more people injured.The Iowa State Patrol reported Erika Clark, 4, and Kallie Clark, 5, were riding in the minivan and were killed in the collision. Another passenger, Jordan Clark, 1, and the driver, Tara Lewman, 25, were flown via AirCare to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.The Iowa ...

Nine-month-old Adelay Bucher receives a hug from the Easter Bunny Saturday afternoon during an Easter celebration at SunnyBrook Assisted Living Center.