SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker enjoyed one of the more successful legislative sessions in 2019 of any first-year Illinois executive in recent memory, winning approval for virtually his entire campaign platform. But work continues in 2020. The Democrat will try to persuade voters to ...Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Police say a man armed with a pellet gun assaulted a woman he took hostage inside an Illinois bank before surrendering to authorities following a six-hour standoff. Thirty-nine-year-old Nicholas August, of Rockford, is jailed on $2 million bond and charged with two counts ...Read more
PERU – The first baby of 2020 born at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru was announced. A baby boy was born January 3rd to Eva Gabriela Escatel of Spring Valley. Damian Rodriquez is the second child of Escatel and partner Alvaro Rodriquez. He was 6 lbs and 15 oz and 19 inches ...Read more
PERU – A driver of a dump truck is dead after his truck struck a bridge overpass Friday night. According to Peru Police, they were called to the scene at Route 251 and Route 6 around 4:30 Friday afternoon. Police report that a large roll off dump truck crashed into the Route 6 ...Read more
MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare Medical Group is expanding gynecology practice to Mendota. The new practice will provide comprehensive care from wellness and maternal health all the way to menopause and bladder issues. Clinics will be held monthly in the 1400 block of East 12th Street in Mendota. ...Read more
DIXON (AP) – Authorities have recovered the body of one of two men whose boat capsized in November in the Rock River in northwestern Illinois. The Lee County coroner identified the man as James Swift of Forreston. His body was found Friday near a dam in Dixon. Swift and Kent Dearborn Jr. ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Investigators have identified two small boys allegedly killed by their mother, but a host of questions remain because Chicago police haven’t yet been able to interview her. Police say the 20-year-old woman stabbed one child and threw another from an 11th-floor apartment ...Read more
STREATOR – Illinois Valley Community College is now offering a class that will enhance the chances of being hired by local manufacturers. The fabrication class has been approved by Vactor Manufacturing one of Streator’s biggest employers. The class is a customized, 6-week course ...Read more
UNDATED – The American Kennel Club rang in the new year with two new breeds. The world’s largest purebred dog registry announced that the Barbet and the Dogo Argentino will receive full recognition and become eligible to compete in their respective groups. According to AKC, ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich writes in a column that fellow Democrats in the U.S. House who impeached President Donald Trump would have done the same if Abraham Lincoln were in office. Blagojevich is serving a 14-year federal sentence for corruption. He ...Read more
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