MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center is pleased to announce that President Dawn Trompeter has been named as one of the “70 Critical Access Hospital CEOs to Know – 2019” by Becker’s Hospital Review, an industry publication for healthcare industry leaders. The ...Read more
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with selling counterfeit items after police found nearly 2,000 pieces branded with names including Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Burberry. Buffalo Grove police say 44-year-old Roksolana Pulley of Buffalo Grove was charged Thursday ...Read more
CLEVELAND (AP) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $2 million grant program to clean up the shorelines and waters of the Great Lakes. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler during an appearance Friday in Cleveland says the grants will be available to state and local ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has ordered R&B singer R. Kelly to be transferred from Chicago to New York City for an Aug. 2 hearing on federal sex charges. Judge Harry Leinenweber issued the transfer order on Thursday. Kelly was already facing state sexual abuse charges in Illinois when he was ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for Jussie Smollett on Friday filed motions contending that because the actor was the victim of an attack earlier this year in Chicago a judge should reverse his decision to appoint a special prosecutor. Cook County Circuit Judge Michael Toomin named a special prosecutor ...Read more
The following recommendations from the American Red Cross can keep you and your family safe during this heat wave: NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN YOUR VEHICLE. The inside temperature of the car can quickly reach 120 degrees. Other heat safety steps include: Stay hydrated, drink plenty of ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department received confirmation that mosquitoes from Peru tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquitoes were collected on July 18th and Environmental Health staff were able to conduct the confirmatory test on the mosquitoes at the Health Department. ...Read more
MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old boy was injured by debris after two rides collided at a church festival in suburban Chicago. The accident happened Thursday evening at St. Christopher Fiesta in Midlothian. Fire Chief Stephen Hotwagner tells the Chicago Sun-Times the rides ...Read more
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — An alligator that eluded capture for days in a Chicago lagoon is settling in its new home in Florida. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park said in a Facebook post Friday that it welcomed the reptile known as Chance the Snapper with a banner, pizza and ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Organizers of Chicago’s Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon series have canceled one of its three weekend races due to concerns about high temperatures. The 5K race scheduled to begin early Saturday in Grant Park was canceled after temperatures were forecast to be too ...Read more
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