CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has acknowledged it didn’t track how many children were forced to sleep in its offices until recently. The agency reports 16 children were forced to sleep in DCFS offices between May 6 and June 28 of this year. It says ...Read more
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The family of a visiting Chinese scholar whose body was never recovered after a former University of Illinois doctoral student kidnapped and killed her has been told the woman’s remains may be in a landfill in eastern Illinois, an attorney for the slain ...Read more
DIXON – Lee County officials and contracts opened the doors to a brand new jail facility to show members of the media what they’ve been working on since August of last year. Superintendant Jack Skrogstand and Sheriff John Simonton, led the way through the new facility located on 240 ...Read more
AURORA – A 19-year-old man is dead after becoming trapped under wood panels at a rail facility in Aurora on Thursday. According to the Aurora Police Department they were called around 9:30 AM along with the Aurora Fire Department to the 600 block of McClure Road where they found the man ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois will get about $382,000 of a national settlement following a computer security expert’s whistleblower lawsuit against Cisco Systems Inc. James Glenn had reported security flaws in Cisco video surveillance software used at major U.S. airports and by federal ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation extending tax credits for film production through 2026, a move he says will attract more industry jobs to the state. The incentives, which give companies 30% tax credits on production costs and on salaries up to $100,000, were ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois lawmakers say they will investigate the use of a loophole in the state’s guardianship law that wealthy families took advantage of to qualify their children for college financial aid. Recent reports indicate some parents were transferring guardianship of their ...Read more
OTTAWA – Concept designs that Ottawa residents took part in developing for Thornton Park features amenities both young and old can appreciate. Last week residents got to survey various idea boards for Thornton Park as well as voice whether to keep some classic concrete pieces. Based off of ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s wastewater treatment pond is developing algae. City Engineer Mike Richetta says the aerator mechanisms that would prevent the bloom are not in working order. Superintendent Jeff Norton sent a letter to the company, Aerator Solutions, stating they ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – legislation supported by state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa making it easier for current and former men and women of our armed forces to obtain ID’s signifying they are veterans was signed into law. “It is common sense to pass laws that make life easier for our veterans, ...Read more
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