NEW YORK (AP) — The United Methodist Church’s judicial council on Friday upheld major portions of a new plan that strengthens bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT pastors. Conservatives welcomed the decision and said key elements of the policy, called the Traditional Plan, ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A white former Chicago police officer convicted of killing a black teenager was emotionally distraught in the days that followed the 2014 shooting, according to a newly released psychologist’s report. The report was among nearly 90 unsealed court filings related to Jason ...Read more
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — The father of the man accused of killing four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee last year pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges related to the gun used in the shooting. Jeffrey Reinking is accused of giving an AR-15-style rifle to his 30-year-old son, Travis Reinking, ...Read more
FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) — A truck driver accused of reckless homicide in the death of an Illinois State Police trooper allegedly fell asleep multiple times before the crash. Craig W. Dittmar was allegedly driving the semitrailer that slammed into Trooper Brooke Jones-Story on March 28 while she ...Read more
AURORA – The Aurora Police are asking for help in locating a pregnant mother and her 4 children. Asuncion Neal, who also goes by “Suni,” left her home Thursday evening and was last seen in Plano around 7:30 p.m. The children are believed to be with her. Asuncion was ...Read more
PERU – A ground-breaking ceremony will be held at the Illinois Valley PADS Shelter in Peru on Saturday. The ground-breaking will be the first official day of renovations to the shelter beginning at 11 a.m. PADS raised over $400,000 dollars for plans to add four family rooms, a classroom and ...Read more
CHICAGO – State and local unemployment rates experienced a slight increase this month. According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, statewide unemployment rates increased by only a tenth of a percent, breaking a three month streak of 4.3 percent. Bureau is the only county ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly filed a lawsuit Wednesday, against opioid manufacturers and distributors. The 320 page complaint alleges 13 counts against manufacturers and distributors including owners of Purdue Pharmaceutical. LaSalle County alleges that ...Read more
CHICAGO _ Court documents show police believe a McHenry County couple who reported their 5-year-old son missing last week killed him days earlier by beating him and forcing him to stand in a cold shower for an extended period of time. The allegations are included in a criminal complaint filed ...Read more
EARLVILLE- The accident may have been staged, but the emotions were real as students from Earlville and Leland saw up close the dangers of teen drinking. Jenette Fruit, Principal, narrated the scene in the parking lot of Earlville School in front of around 150 students from Earlville and ...Read more
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