PERU, Illinois — Several departments responded to a building fire Friday night in Peru. It happened at about 8:30 p.m. on July 14 near the old Westclox building, a firefighter told News 8 on Saturday.

OGLESBY, Ill. -- Gary Biolchini was at a flea market with his wife and daughter last year ... and then he was gone. When they turned around to talk with him, it was too late -- he had found a clock.

Time stood still for me last week. But not in a good way. It represented the mechanical demise of an old Westclox brand travel alarm clock. Sporting a roll-up black plastic cover to protect the face, ...