ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old child has died following a house fire in northern Illinois. Rockford Fire Department crews responded early Monday to the home in Rockford and they searched the home for the
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ renovated Governor’s Mansion has reopened with Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife, Diana, welcoming guests to the Springfield landmark. Rauner is calling the reopening of the mansion Saturday a “great day for
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A new state program will automatically deduct money from the paychecks of about 1.2 million Illinois residents for retirement savings. The move could reduce the use of food stamps, Medicaid and other publicly
PERU – Monday morning will bring more road construction to Peru, weather permitting. According to the city North Peoria Street from Luther Drive to Sunset Drive will be closed for a water main repair. Also starting
DIXON, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Commerce Commission won’t be issuing a fine in connection to a fatal gas pipeline explosion that killed two men and injured two others in Lee County. M&R Farms workers operating a
CHICAGO (AP) — A man killed by Chicago police had a gun in a holster at his hip and was shot multiple times as he ran away, spun around and reached toward his waist, according to footage
OGLESBY – At Thursdays board meeting of Illinois Valley Community College, it was announced that they would be continuing discussions with Foreign Service Group of China on education matters. Foreign Service Group is setting up an English-language
CHICAGO (AP) — Police say four protesters have been arrested and several police officers slightly injured during scuffles that broke out after a man was fatally shot by a police officer on Chicago’s South Side. Chicago police patrol
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A Jan. 28 trial date has been set for former Illinois Republican Congressman Aaron Schock’s trial on corruption charges, including that he illegally sought reimbursement for a $5,000 chandelier. U.S. District Judge Colin
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Two county jails in Illinois set a record for receiving $959,000 in federal revenue. Kankakee County’s jails in May broke its previous 2013 record when it received $957,000 in outside inmate bed rental
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