SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A container for gunpowder that Abraham Lincoln carried as a soldier during the Black Hawk War of 1832 is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. In
PERU – Halloween is just around the corner, which means children running around in their costumes knocking on doors hoping for candy. However, unfortunately it can also mean terrible accidents. Safety Strategist Engineer of Chevrolet, and Mother
PRINCETON – A Princeton High school staff member was arrested on Friday. According to authorities, the arrest stems from an investigation conducted by the Princeton Police Department in cooperation with the Bureau County State’s Attorney’s Office and
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — A scholarship at Southern Illinois University has been established in honor of the chancellor who died this month. The scholarship in honor of SIU Carbondale Chancellor Carlo Montemagno is now open for donations.
AMBOY – Amboy School District has taken to installing cameras on school buses to catch drivers passing them when they are stopped. So far this year they have already had to send three sets of images to
WATERMAN – An 18-year-old Lee woman has died after a two vehicle crash near Waterman on Thursday evening. In a release by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, they say that 33-year-old Jeffery A. Pantilla of Lee
OGLESBY-The expansion of Starved Rock State Park and Matthiessen State Park announces Thursday by Governor Bruce Rauner has been in the planning stages for three years. That’s according to the Department of Natural Resources head Wayne
OGLESBY – Illinois Gov. Rauner announced an expansion of Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks on Thursday at Starved Rock Lodge. Joining the Governor was Oglesby Mayor Donald Finley, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Wayne Rosenthal,
LASALLE – Illinois Bicentennial organizers and the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs have named local veterans to honor during the state’s 200th birthday. Stuart Layne is executive director of the Bicentennial Commission . He says the “Bicentennial
CHICAGO (AP) — The daughter of a dementia patient is suing a suburban Chicago nursing home alleging several caretakers coerced the man into exposing his genitals on Facebook Live. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit
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