FREEPORT – An Illinois State Police Trooper has died Thursday afternoon in a crash near Freeport. Acting Director Brendan F. Kelly confirmed that Trooper Brooke Jones-Story of District 16, was killed in a crash while on a traffic stop in Stephenson County. Authorities say that just before ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ secretary of state is issuing driver’s licenses and state identification cards in compliance with federal mandates aimed at making such cards more secure. Although the office in January began issuing cards that comply with the federal Real ID Act, the cards ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday ordered an independent review of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and nominated a new director after the recent deaths of toddlers who were under the child welfare agency’s care. Pritzker nominated ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An audit released Wednesday found that a plan to save $500 million a year on state employee health insurance was so ill-conceived and poorly executed that it’s costing taxpayers $10 million extra annually without delivering the service promised. Auditor General ...Read more
OTTAWA- A LaSalle man is facing three murder charges after allegedly suffocating his infant son with a pillow on Sunday. LaSalle Police say 23 year-old Kenneth N. Herbst has first degree murder charges stemming from an incident in the 900 block of Grant Street in LaSalle. Court documents ...Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man facing federal murder charges in the killing of a sheriff’s deputy now faces state charges, as well. Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross said Wednesday that a grand jury indicted 39-year-old Floyd E. Brown, of Springfield, on 75 ...Read more
DIXON, Ill. (AP) — A 20-year-old man accused of opening fire at Dixon High School has been found unfit to stand trial. Matthew A. Milby Jr. of Dixon was re-evaluated Tuesday after he was hospitalized for an eating disorder. The order was filed Friday following months of Milby refusing to eat or ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY -North Central Illinois Council of Governments will assist residents of Spring Valley in filling out a housing rehabilitation survey next week. The survey was issued to residents of the project neighborhood area on West Dakota Street, west of North Power Street, north of East ...Read more
SHERIDAN – A member of Sheridan’s fire cadet program is in custody after multiple house fires. According to Sheridan Police Chief Chuck Bergeron, an investigation was conducted after an alleged arson on January 28th in the 400 block of Pleasant Street and another in the 300 block of ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors still insist Jussie Smollett faked a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in the hopes that the attention would advance his acting career. The “Empire” star still says he was assaulted by two men late at night in downtown Chicago. But with little ...Read more
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