AURORA – An aurora woman is in custody after allegedly attempting to shoot her neighbor over “dirty looks”. According to the Aurora Police Department, 44-year-old Lagwanda Hudson, was arrested Saturday morning after allegedly firing a handgun at her neighbor during a reported ...Read more
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois has stopped new partnerships with a Chinese firm that the U.S. government considers a national security threat. Media outlets report that the policy involving the tech firm Huawei was announced last week in an email to the College of ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board members voted to cancel their decision to stop paying two deputy auditors at Monday’s meeting. The board had voted on the 11th of this month to stop paying the two employees, Tori Artman and Pamela Wright, after they had been charged with allegedly taking ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Voice of America correspondent from Ottawa has won an award for journalism from the Press Club for his coverage of agricultural issues. Kane Farabaugh, the VOA Midwest correspondent, received the first place honor for his year long series “Between Trade Agreements and ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — More colleges are beginning to offer classes in growing and handling marijuana as demand for such skills from growers and dispensaries increases. Colleges and universities in Illinois are noticing the benefits of preparing students for the industry but that there are restrictions ...Read more
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — People who’ve been wrongfully convicted and sent to prison in Indiana could be eligible for state payments of $50,000 per year they spent behind bars. Legislators voted last week to send the bill to Gov. Eric Holcomb for final consideration. It would allow someone ...Read more
WAUCONDA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in the northern Chicago suburb of Wauconda say they’ve located the body of a 9-year-old boy who fell into a lake while paddleboating. Dive crews using sonar technology found the boy about 12 p.m. on Saturday. Wauconda Fire District officials identified ...Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 56-year-old woman with disabilities and her three small dogs have died in a Rockford house fire. Firefighters were called to the house just before 3 a.m. Friday and found smoke coming from windows and eaves. Firefighters searched the home and found the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD –State Rep. Lance Yednock is sponsoring a resolution that support veterans who may be facing mental illness and requests the state to create a memorial for veterans who have been lost due to suicide. House Resolution 168 states support for veterans struggling with mental illness ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Agriculture plans to honor former state agriculture director and former U.S. Agriculture Secretary John Rusling Block. The agency said Wednesday that it plans to dedicate a plaque with Block’s likeness on Monday morning at the Illinois ...Read more
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