SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s wastewater treatment pond is developing algae. City Engineer Mike Richetta says the aerator mechanisms that would prevent the bloom are not in working order. Superintendent Jeff Norton sent a letter to the company, Aerator Solutions, stating they ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – legislation supported by state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa making it easier for current and former men and women of our armed forces to obtain ID’s signifying they are veterans was signed into law. “It is common sense to pass laws that make life easier for our veterans, ...Read more
LIBERTVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Police say 17 children and adults have been hospitalized after a dump truck crashed into three school buses in a northern Chicago suburb. Lake County Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Covelli says the buses were carrying a total of 144 children ages 5-14 and adults in ...Read more
DEPUE – No injuries were reported in a house fire with occupants in Depue on Thursday. According to Depue Fire Chief Steven Rauh, they were called shortly before 2 p.m. for a call of a fire reported in an upstairs bedroom of a house located in the 100 block of East 4th Street. Rauh says ...Read more
DEPUE – No injuries were reported in a house fire with occupants in Depue on Thursday. According to Depue Fire Chief Steven Rauh, they were called shortly before 2 p.m. for a call of a fire reported in an upstairs bedroom of a house located in the 100 block of East 4th Street. Rauh says ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago Wednesday barred attorneys from divulging new evidence in R. Kelly’s child pornography case, saying he wants to ensure the celebrity case is tried in court, not in the media. The R&B singer’s attorneys objected to Judge Harry ...Read more
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother. Police on Monday found the body of 74-year-old Judith Krystyniak stuffed in a trash can inside the Park Ridge home she shared with 47-year-old David Krystyniak. Park Ridge Police ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois workers will no longer have to disclose their salary history to employers under a new state law. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law barring employers from asking job applicants how much they made in previous jobs. Illinois lawmakers passed two previous versions ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge told Jussie Smollett’s attorneys he’s not changing his mind about appointing a special prosecutor in the case against the actor and that he won’t let another judge replace him. The losses that Cook County Judge Michael Toomin handed the attorneys ...Read more
STREATOR – The village of Dana, Longpoint and Ancona are under a boil order, according to Illinois American Water. The community’s distribution system experienced a drop in water pressure below 20psi threshold. Streator’s fire department says a water main break caused water pressure to ...Read more
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