MOKENA – The Illinois Conservation Police seized an exotic pet from a Will County resident. They announced that a Dwarf Caimon was taken from an individual in Mokena. The resident allegedly did not have a special use permit which is required to possess certain special use herptiles, ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – A dog park will be coming to Spring Valley. Casford Park, located north of Illinois River on Spaulding Street, will have a fenced in area, benches and trash receptacles. The city said they would like to be able to add additional pet friendly toys to the park and more ...Read more
BUREAU – A Bureau County man has been arrested on Involuntary Manslaughter charges after an investigation into an incident that ended with the death of a man in Bureau. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office announced that 53-year-old Billy Raye Tillotson was charged after the January ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois legislators are moving forward on a bill that could provide a tax credit to volunteer fire fighters and EMS personnel across the state. The proposal seeks to provide a $500 state income tax credit to those who earn less than $10,000 in stipends for their ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker established last week the Illinois Cyber Security Commission to support an effort to enhance cyber security. The Commission will work to protect valuable information by identifying and disrupting cyber-attacks. It will include the Illinois Emergency ...Read more
MENDOTA – The I-39 and US 34 bridge in Mendota will be receiving some much needed work beginning this week. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced short-term lane closures on both directions of I-39 and US 34 may be reduced to one lane at times. The bridge will be getting ...Read more
A construction worker was killed when a parking garage in downtown Boston partially collapsed as it was being demolished. Reports state that the Government Center parking garage, located on Congress Street, suffered a partial collapse when part of the concrete slab on the ninth floor collapsed ...Read more
Officials confirm that four people died after a driver crashed into a homeless camp in Oregon early Sunday morning. The city’s police department said in a statement that police responded to the crash in the downtown area of Salem, Ore., around 2 a.m. Two people in the camp died at the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1.4 million in School District Library Grant Program awards to 672 public school districts. More than 1.5 million Illinois students served by school library programs will benefit from the grants. School ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced two additional counties will be placed under quarantine to control the spread of Lymantria dispar, the destructive pest historically known as “gypsy moth” that destroys trees and shrubs. Boone and Winnebago counties will ...Read more
