By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois House task force will review artifacts in the state Capitol for their depiction of historical figures with racist or other objectionable traits. House Speaker Chris Welch on Wednesday announced the Statue and ...Read more
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The independent board that reviews Chicago police shootings says it will release body camera footage and other investigation materials Thursday pertaining to an officer’s fatal shooting last month of a 13-year-old boy. The Civilian Office of ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health reported another COVID-19 related death, a male in his 60’s. This is the 289 coronavirus related deaths throughout the county. In addition, 44 new cases were confirmed, totalling 11,745 cases since the pandemic began. 9,802 of those cases are now ...Read more
PERU – k9 Miko is retiring from the Peru Police Department. According to the Peru Police Department, K9 Miko and his handler Officer Matt Peters have been a huge asset over the past 6.5 years. K9 Miko has served citizens of Peru since 2014. In his time with the department, his work has ...Read more
STREATOR – The usage of ATVs, golf carts and dirt bikes within city limits are back on the discussion board for Streator officials. It was recently reported last week by the Streator Neighborhood Watch that two people on 4-wheelers were seen driving recklessly throughout the city, ...Read more
AMBOY – The names of the two teens killed in a Saturday crash in Lee County have been released. Authorities say 14-year-old Caylee Krug and 14-year-old Brecken Kooy, both of Dixon were killed when a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old Dixon man struck a tree near Amboy. The driver and another ...Read more
EARLVILLE – An Earlville Police officer who was involved in a crash during a pursuit over the weekend is recovering at home after being taken to a Rockford hospital. Officer Jesus Alonzo, a part time officer, fractured two vertebrae in his neck and suffered a concussion and other minor ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Dogs have been banned from Chicago firehouses after one ran free, fatally attacking a family dog that was being walked near the station. The Chicago Fire Department says an overhead door was being repaired at a West Englewood fire station over the weekend, allowing the dog to ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Thirty-year prison sentences have been handed two people found guilty in the 2016 murder of the grandson of Illinois Congressman Danny Davis. Tariq Harris was 16 and Dijae Banks 17 when prosecutors alleged they broke into the home of 15-year-old Javon Wilson and started a fatal ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of people marched around downtown Chicago to express solidarity with the family of Daunte Wright, a Minnesota man fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop. Protesters on Tuesday carried signs and chanting the names of Wright, George Floyd, Laquan McDonald, ...Read more
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