SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced the 2019 Illinois Public Library Capita and Equalization Grants, awarding over $15 million to libraries statewide. The funding is authorized under Illinois library law for public libraries, which allows ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Highway Department announced that waters have receded enough to allow for some area roads to be reopened, including Dee Bennet Road and Ben Samek Road on Tuesday afternoon. ...Read more
AURORA – A Kane County woman was arrested and her husband injured with a knife in an incident that police say involved her setting fire to his clothes. In the early morning hours of Sunday, Aurora Police were called to a residence on North Kendall Street where they discovered heavy smoke ...Read more
PRINCETON – An early morning call to police about an incident in Princeton has an area cordoned off with police tape and one person taken to the hospital. Princeton Police say that around 6:30 AM Tuesday they were called to the corner of Sarah Avenue and Hillview Drive. No details ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle sidewalks will be receiving an upgrade after the city was awarded a $200,000 Safe Routes to School grant, which aims to help encourage children to bike or walk to school. Economic Development Director Katherine Koyak announced at Monday night’s City Council Meeting that ...Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is putting pressure on Amtrak to commit to the continued operation of the Southwest Chief passenger rail service that connects Chicago to Los Angeles. Moran recently delayed confirming three nominees to Amtrak’s board of directors in an effort to ...Read more
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors in northern Illinois say they are reconsidering whether to retry a man convicted of a 1999 murder after a child witness recanted his testimony. Terrence Haynes is scheduled to go on trial June 10 for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Cezaire Murrell. Haynes ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly is due back in court for a hearing on his sex-abuse case. The R&B singer is required to attend Tuesday morning’s status hearing. It is unclear what issues will be discussed, but one matter before the judge involves attorney Michael Avenatti. Avenatti, who ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday handed an Illinois man a 16-year prison sentence for trying to kill hundreds of people by detonating what he thought was a car bomb outside a crowded Chicago bar, saying she factored in Adel Daoud’s mental health in imposing a sentence much lower ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s Police Department is requesting more full-time officers. After the resignations of two officers this year, Police Chief Kevin Sangston says he is looking to fill their places with full time positions. Sangston says with an ongoing homicide investigation ...Read more
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