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Award for Cardiff: Illinois's Lost Mining Town

Author Jim Ridings was presented a special book award at the annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society in Springfield on...

The Biography of Jim Ridings

Jim Ridings was born in Joliet, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Southern Illinois University at...

Small Justice rules Kankakee!!

Judge Michael Sabol ruled today that evidence of domestic abuse does not qualify Nancy Rish for a re-sentencing. The law requires that...

Nancy Rish and her grandsons

Nancy RIsh is pictured here in a visit her grandsons made to Dwight prison in 2012. While in Dwight prison, Nancy Rish earned her GED...

Nancy Rish and Helping Paws

Nancy Rish and one of the many dogs she helped train in the prison "Helping Paws" program, 2012. The program trains service dogs for the...

Danny Edwards signs an affidavit

Danny Edwards signed an affidavit in Pontiac prison on Sept. 25, 2013, swearing that Nancy Rish knew nothing about the kidnapping he was...