CHICAGO (AP) — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago on Thursday after he was indicted by a grand jury on 13 federal counts including sex crimes, a U.S. Attorney’s office spokesman said. Joseph Fitzpatrick said the ...Read more
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man is promising to give his neighbor’s dog a steak for chasing a black bear from his backyard. Mark Stinziano tells WABC-TV his home security camera captured what happened Tuesday night when the bruin decided to snack on the bird feeder behind his ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Board unanimously voted to move forward with plans to cleanup a private property in LaSalle. At Thursday afternoon’s board meeting, a resolution was authorized to cleanup a rural 1.29 acre property at 290 N. 35th Road in LaSalle. Environmental ...Read more
AMBOY – The Lee County Farm Service Agency is reminding farmers the deadline for filing crop acreage reports for 2019 spring seeded crops is Monday, July 15th. After July 15th, farmers will be charged a late filing fee of $46 per farm in order to file a crop report. Acreage reports ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An audit has found that state electronic financial reporting consolidation has cost $150 million more than estimated. Auditor General Frank Mautino said Thursday that his review of the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology found the 60% increased cost in ...Read more
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — Animal cruelty charges have been filed against the operator of a suburban Chicago kennel where 29 dogs were killed earlier this year in a fire. Garrett Mercado of Woodridge was also charged with violation of owner’s duties charges on Wednesday. The charges are ...Read more
OGLESBY – Evan Knoblauch, the 20-year-old Oglesby Firefighter who was battling cancer has passed away. The St Bede Graduate was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in 2017. ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — An independent investigator has found no evidence of police misconduct or racial bias in the arrest of a black patient who was accused by a white security officer of stealing equipment when he stepped outside a Freeport hospital last month while still attached to an IV stand, ...Read more
MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. (AP) — A man charged with murder in the death of an Illinois child welfare worker entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors and was sentenced Wednesday to 21 years in prison. Andrew Sucher, a 6-foot-4, 270-pound weightlifter, was accused of attacking Department of ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has ruled some records of singer R. Kelly’s legal battle with his ex-wife could be released to the public as soon as next week. Cook County Circuit Judge Lori Rosen on Wednesday held a closed hearing to determine which records concerning Robert Kelly’s case ...Read more
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