SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that Sen. Martin Sandoval should step down as chairman of the Transportation Committee while he is under federal investigation for fraud involving construction work. Pritzker told reporters in Oak Lawn Wednesday that the Chicago Democrat ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A search of Illinois state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s office and home by the FBI was focused on activities involving the politician and employees of the state Department of Transportation. That is according to a search warrant issued by a federal court and obtained from the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa approved selling $3.7 million in bonds for their lift station project and an already completed water main replacement. Plans for the lift station include relocating north to 1515 Illinois Avenue, free from flood plain. Mayor Aussem says $1.2 million bonds is ...Read more
DIXON, Ill. (AP) — A 20-year-old man accused of opening fire last year at a Lee County high school has been deemed fit to stand trial. Matthew A. Milby Jr. had been found unfit for trial in March. But after undergoing months of mental health treatment, an order filed on Sept. 6 in Lee County ...Read more
MENDOTA- Talks broke down Tuesday night in Mendota between the teachers union and District 289 officials, which means a potential strike could still occur. A union spokesperson left the meeting around 8:40 PM and said no further talks were scheduled with the mediator and the strike date of ...Read more
PRINCETON – The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Freedom House in Princeton is remembering victims with Silhouettes displayed at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Freedom House is the domestic and sexual violence agency for Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam, and Stark ...Read more
PERU – Construction for Peru’s North Peoria Roadway improvement and roundabout project will begin soon. On Monday night, the city approved a $3.9 million dollar bid from Advanced Asphalt to take on the project, with some of the work set to start this fall. City Engineer Eric ...Read more
STEATOR – The city of Streator is tasked to get the highest amount of money in LaSalle County’s opioid settlement. LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly recently filed a comprehensive 320 page complaint against the manufacturers and distributors of opioids, like Purdue ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say the ex-fiance of an Illinois woman charged in the beating death of her 5-year-old son has died of an apparent drug overdose. The Chicago Tribune reports that officials confirmed 36-year-old Daniel Nowicki Jr. was pronounced dead Sunday in a hospital in ...Read more
DIXON – A Dixon man is in custody after reportedly chasing a woman with a knife, ending in an alleged pursuit with authorities. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. they responded to a disturbance in the 150o road on Route 52 in rural Dixon. ...Read more
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