SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Board of Education has approved proposals to expand the teacher workforce. The board voted last week to seek legislative changes to make it less cumbersome for qualified professionals to move
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — China’s propaganda machine has taken aim at American soybean farmers as part of its high-stakes trade war with the Trump administration. The publication last month of a four-page advertising section in the Des
UTICA – A vehicle pursuit Saturday night that began in Marshall County sent the suspect to a Peoria hospital after a crash near Utica. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that 45-year-old Phillip D. Hull of Rapid
STREATOR – The Opioid Use Disorder Action Team of Live Well Streator is hosting a drive-thru event to dispose of unwanted medication on Saturday. As part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Live Well Streator is giving
CHICAGO – State gas prices have gone down 3 cents per gallon compared to last month according to the American Automobile Association. Local gas prices for LaSalle County have seen an increase of just 2 cents, while
CHICAGO – Secretary of State Jesse White warns investors to be aware of schemes with fraud marijuana related investments. According to the State Secretary’s Office, investments in marijuana business ventures are becoming more common. Since the legalization
CHICAGO (AP) — With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at a record $1.6 billion, people are snapping up tickets across the U.S. The Powerball jackpot also has climbed. It’s up to an estimated $620 million for Wednesday’s
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Bond has been set at $7 million for a man charged with fatally shooting three men and wounding a 4-year-old boy at a central Illinois apartment complex. 25-year-old Sydney T. Mays Jr. made
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago judge has ruled that a state law allowing children as young as 10 to be locked up prevails over a Cook County ordinance banning those younger than 13 from being sent to
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers have descended on Chicago’s Field Museum to read, log, digitize and preserve specimens collected by the institution. The effort is called WeDigBio. Over the next few days, volunteers’ work is expected
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