PRINCETON — Princeton Police have arrested a man in connection with a fire early Wednesday morning. Police say they arrested 26-year old Daniel Hartsough and charged him with arson following a garage fire at a home in the 400-block of Park Avenue East Wednesday just before 7 AM. Princeton ...Read more

LA SALLE COUNTY — Construction on US Route 6 between Ottawa and Marseilles continues following numerous delays due to weather. Illinois Department of Transportation officials say the nearly $1 million project to replace the structure over Milliken Creek has been slowed because of the wet ...Read more

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The suspect in a deadly weekend shooting at a party near the University of Illinois campus has turned himself in at the county jail. Champaign police say in a statement that 18-year-old Robbie M. Patton is in custody. He is expected to be charged with first-degree murder ...Read more

YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Kendall County officials will spend $3 million to improve security at their county jail and courthouse. The county board approved a contract with Security Automation Systems. The Indiana-based company was one of four to bid on the work. Sheriff Dwight Baird says work will ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner is urging Illinois lawmakers to approve a bill that would make it easier for inmates to get state identification cards when they’re released to help them get jobs and housing. Two Democrats, Rep. Mary Flowers and Sen. Kwame Raoul, joined the Republican ...Read more