CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police are investigating allegations that a now-retired sergeant forced a transgender woman to perform a sex act inside a marked police vehicle while he was on duty. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the details of the investigation are included in documents the paper ...Read more
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of another man will likely spend the rest life behind bars after a judge sentenced him to 70 years in prison. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that 29-year-old Thurman D. Ellis of East ...Read more
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois woman who admitted to seriously injuring a 5-month old boy at her home-day care business has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison. 59-year-old Debbie May of Champaign was sentenced on Friday. In April she entered what is called an Alford plea to ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials are warning people who plan to recreate in lakes and rivers to be cautious about blue-green algae that can cause sickness or other health issues. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Public Health say water conditions are ...Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Like farmers throughout the Midwest, this spring’s torrential rains turned Andrew Dunham’s land into sticky muck that set him back nearly a month in planting his crops. Unlike other farmers, though, Dunham won’t get a piece of a $16 billion aid package ...Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois doctor who pleaded guilty to aggravated battery after an investigation revealed he inappropriately touched three female patients has been sentenced to a second nine-year prison term. In a news release, the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A Western lowland gorilla at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo has given birth to a healthy infant. The Chicago Tribune reports Friday that it’s the second birth in a month at the Regenstein Center for African Apes. Zoo officials say the newest and still-unnamed infant was ...Read more
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — An exhibit of unique typewriters, including one used by the founder of Playboy, will open later this month at the University of Illinois. The university’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library will feature typewriters used by Hugh Hefner and Roger Ebert. Both men were ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced the appointment of Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko as director of the Illinois State Museum. The appointment is the result of a nationwide search by a special committee of the State Museum Board. “We’re ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Local governments in Illinois may apply for state grants to acquire or develop space for recreation areas. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that applications will be accepted beginning July 1 for the Open Space Land Acquisition fund and the ...Read more
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