OTTAWA – Excessive heat warnings are in effect for this weekend according to the National Weather Service. A heat advisory will begin at 10 a.m. Friday and end Saturday evening. Temperatures are said to reach the upper
MENDOTA – A teen is facing a number of charges after a pursuit in Mendota Wednesday night. In a press release Friday the Mendota Police Department say that just before midnight Wednesday they observed a vehicle with
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials are so far behind on determining Medicaid eligibility for 15,000 nursing home residents that privately run facilities are fronting $300 million in care while state officials struggle with the backlog. Starting
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities investigating the death of the Oswego high school softball coach who was killed in a hit-and-run collision this month say they’re recovered the vehicle they believe struck the woman. In a news
SYCAMORE – County and Federal authorities are trying to determine who robbed an armored car Thursday morning in Sycamore. According to the Sycamore Police Department around 9:40 in the morning at least two individuals in masks
CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for a Chicago police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald says in a motion that “extensive, inflammatory and sensational media coverage” has made it impossible
SPRING VALLEY – A six vehicle accident in Bureau County injured four people yesterday. Illinois State Police were called after 8AM for a reported collision on I-80 between Princeton and Spring Valley. David Rakestraw of Annawan, was
LASALLE – A child is in critical condition after being found at the bottom of a pool in LaSalle yesterday. LaSalle Police, LaSalle Fire Department, and EMS were called after 7 p.m. for a drowning child on
STREATOR – It’s all good news for the Streator Township High School, according to Superintendent Matthew Seaton. The School board met to discuss finances, projects and proposals for the school. With the high school’s positive financial position,
OTTAWA – A Marseilles man who was on parole was arrested on felony drug charges on Sunday. According to the Ottawa Police, 46-year-old Robert L. Sims was a passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident in
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