CHICAGO (AP) — A purported leader of a Gangster Disciples faction faces a charge of committing murder in the aid racketeering as Chicago federal prosecutors continue to target social media-conscious street gangs. A recently unsealed indictment alleges Pierre Robinson fatally shot rival Glenn ...Read more
ALORTON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in the southern Illinois community of Alorton say an early morning fire has destroyed the home of the town’s mayor. Alorton’s director of code enforcement, Anthony LeFlore, says authorities believe someone threw something into Mayor JoAnn ...Read more
MENDOTA – “A Mendota Christmas” is being rescheduled for Saturday, December 15th. The Christmas celebration was rescheduled due to poor weather over the weekend. The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce a list of events will be announced later this week. “A Mendota ...Read more
OTTAWA – With families gathering to ‘deck the halls’ during the holidays, the National Fire Protection Association says that also means greater risk for fire. According to NFPA, electrical distribution or lighting equipment was involved in over 40 percent of home Christmas tree ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Northern Illinois University student who died while enduring a fraternity hazing has reached a $14 million settlement of their lawsuit. David Bogenberger of Palatine was found dead in November 2012 at Pi Kappa Alpha. Authorities say Bogenberger and other pledges ...Read more
ILLINOIS – The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donors to ensure blood is available for medical treatments and emergencies during the holiday season. According to the Red Cross, blood donations often decline during the holidays, along with severe winter weather causing blood ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Illinois Waterway Visitor Center will now be open 7 days a week, as of Thursday. The visitor center, is located at Starved Rock Lock and Dam in Ottawa, and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District. The facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to the ...Read more
MENDOTA – A teen was seriously injured Sunday evening after crashing into a building in downtown Mendota. Around 10 p.m. Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the 700 block of Main Street after a car, which authorities say was traveling east on Washington Street, for ...Read more
SANDWICH, Ill. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy from Sandwich couldn’t resist testing the theory that when you place your tongue on a frozen metal pole, it’ll stick. Spencer Cline found out the hard way that it does. And it hurts. A lot. He said his inspiration came from where you’d ...Read more
LASALLE – A child has died after collapsing at a basketball game Saturday in LaSalle. Around 3:15 p.m. LaSalle EMS were called to Lincoln Junior High for the report of a child having a seizure. The student was playing basketball for Mendota’s Holy Cross in a 7th grade tournament. ...Read more
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