AURORA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man who has delivered more than 26,000 white crosses to sites around the U.S., largely to remember victims of gun violence, now finds himself in his hometown. Greg Zanis made crosses for the five victims of the shooting Friday in Aurora, Illinois, where an ...Read more
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Company officials say the suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse where five people were fatally shot won’t reopen until next week, but that its doors will be open to support workers. A spokeswoman says the Henry Pratt Co. facility in Aurora, Illinois, says counselors ...Read more
ILLINOIS – A study shows that Illinois has the cheapest beer prices than any other state in the U.S. According to Simply Thrifty Living, their 2nd annual study of prices from national and regional retailers in up to 10 zip codes in each state for a 24-pack of Bud Light and Miller Lite, ...Read more
PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital is implementing a temporary visitor restriction effective immediately. The recommendation stems from the Illinois Department of Public Health in response to state influenza activity level, which is currently widespread. IVCH is restricting visitors ...Read more
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man who has delivered more than 26,000 white crosses to sites around the U.S., largely to remember victims of gun violence, now finds himself doing the same in his hometown. Greg Zanis made crosses for the five victims of the shooting Friday in Aurora, Illinois, ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A construction machinery company known for its earth-moving equipment plans to expand its Chicago office in an effort to attract top tech talent. Caterpillar Inc. is expanding its digital team, which includes software developers, data analysts, telecommunication experts and ...Read more
STREATOR – Today is the anniversary of the discovery of Pluto by a man born in Streator. It was on this date in 1930 photographic evidence of Pluto (now designated a “dwarf planet”) was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Tombaugh was ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The victims of an employee who started shooting after hearing he was being fired at a suburban Chicago industrial warehouse were co-workers that included a plant manager whose wife says he texted her “I love you, I’ve been shot at work,” and an intern in his ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has appointed a state lawmaker as director of the state’s Veterans Affairs department after his first choice stepped down. The Democrat on Friday named state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia. The former Army officer was named in place of Army Lt. Col. ...Read more
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