Mount Prospect resident Barbara Kellar has lived in her home since she was 10 years old 66 years ago. But now, she is concerned about losing her property, which is included in a proposed tax-increment financing district, or TIF.
A weekend high speed chase that started in Jefferson County and ended in Henry County has landed the driver in jail on multiple drug charges.
According to Jefferson County Attorney Chauncey Moulding, a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy was fueling his patrol truck in Batavia late Saturday morning and noticed a Cadillac vehicle with license plates corresponding to a BMW vehicle. When the deputy attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle sped off heading east on Highway 34. The motorist then tried to exit the highway in Fairfield, came upon a roadblock set up by Fairfield Police, and then returned to Highway 34 continuing eastbound. During the pursuit, the suspect’s vehicle reached speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour and was finally brought to a stop when the Henry County Sheriff’s Office deployed stop sticks to deflate the vehicle’s tires.