Local Headlines

  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

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

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

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

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

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,

  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.

PERU – The Illinois River crest has moved to Henry, according to the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. Mayor Scott Harl says as of Sunday morning, the river has fallen upstream of Peru. The current  forecast is

  UNDATED – Recent rainfall and flooding has not made nice for outdoor activities, however it may be the perfect condition for Morel Mushroom hunting. Morel Mushroom enthusiast and administrator for Illinois Morel Mushrooms, Chris Martin of

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Fire officials say an evacuation was underway moments before a deadly explosion at a northern Illinois manufacturing plant. Waukegan Fire Marshal Steve Lenzi told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald on Monday that managers