The Manhattan grand jury concluded its proceedings in former President Trump’s case on Monday afternoon with no vote. The grand jury had reconvened Monday in New York City after its proceedings related to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into Trump were canceled ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota High School reported that someone drove on the grounds where they shouldn’t and damaged the grass. They say last Friday after a baseball game someone drove through an area they weren’t supposed to and also removed some posts that were placed in the ground to ...Read more
READING – The Reading Fire Department has announced they will be launching a Smoke Alarm Program in partnership with Camp I Am Me, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, and the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance. Reading Fire Department members will be installing 10-year ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Commerce Commission released its annual report on accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials on Illinois railroads. Of the 8,549 rail cars inspected in 2022, the ICC found violations in just 1.3 percent of all inspections. When these inspections ...Read more
Three adults and three children are confirmed dead following a mass shooting Monday morning at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville. The 28-year-old female suspect was killed in an altercation with police. Don Aaron, a spokesman for the Metro Nashville Police Department, ...Read more
PERU – The city of Peru is looking for volunteers to help clean up trash around town this season. Officials made comments at Monday’s city council meeting about trash along Route 251 north, Water street and north Peoria street. Mayor Ken Kolowski says state owned areas ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is awarding grants totaling more than $21 million to six police organizations to combat the surge of carjackings and motor vehicle thefts. In 2022, there were 1,655 reported carjackings in Chicago, more than triple the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.5 percent in February. In February, the industry sectors with the largest over-the-month gains in employment included Government at 5,900 jobs and Leisure and ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will present free Women’s History Month events in March under the theme “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” One Book, One College will host the recorded Zoom presentation “Making Maid: The Transfer from Memoir to Movie,” by ...Read more
PRINCETON – A Spring Valley man faces multiple charges after an investigation into illegal narcotics activity in the area. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, authorities executed a search warrant in the 200 block of West 2nd Place where 20 grams of ...Read more
