ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A public housing agency in northern Illinois is using special heat machines to get rid of bedbugs. The bedbug problems could delay the transfer of elderly residents who live at Brewington Oaks, which is being demolished after 50 years. The Rockford Housing Authority ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Services will implement an online sexual assault tracking system by the end of the year. The sexual assault tracking system will allow survivors of sexual assault to monitor their evidence online throughout the entire process, ...Read more
CHICAGO – State and local gas prices continue to trend more expensive since February. Last month consumers saw a hike of nearly 30 cents more per gallon. This month the increase is nearly equivalent. According to the American Automobile Association the state is averaging 2.74 cents per ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – In a bill submitted to the Illinois House on Monday, 86th District Representative Lawrence Walsh, Jr proposed expanding the tollway system to a portion of Interstate 80. The plan would allow the funding to be used to replace bridges and widen the roadway, plus general repair ...Read more
UTICA – Utica’s upcoming roundabout is said to create improvement and user benefits. According to an online study by the Illinois Department of Transportation, the proposed roundabout for the intersection of U.S 6 and Route 178 will improve drainage, lighting and includes an apron for ...Read more
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Lake County judge has ruled that the Chicago suburb of Deerfield can’t enact a ban on assault weapons. Judge Luis Berrones on Friday issued a permanent injunction blocking the village from enforcing the April 2018 ordinance . The Deerfield board had imposed the ...Read more
STREATOR – The Streator FFA will be sending two students to the state FFA convention to be recognized for winning two areas over the weekend at the University of Illinois. The state winner in Diversified Horticulture, Lance Moritz, and the stare winner in Grain Production Placement, Jacob ...Read more
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the U.S., a trend likely to bring more extreme storms while also degrading water quality, worsening erosion and posing tougher challenges for farming, scientists reported Thursday. The annual mean air ...Read more
BEAVER DAM, WI – A DeKalb County Assistant State’s Attorney is dead, a victim of an apparent homicide Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin. Officials in Dodge County say that 30 year-old Stacia Hollinshead was found dead after an alleged domestic violence incident. The Beaver Dam ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Metra is buying at least 200 new railcars, and the northeastern Illinois commuter rail agency says it’s open to new designs that will provide more seating capacity. The agency issued a request for proposal Wednesday for at least 200 new cars, and said it may purchase up to ...Read more
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