DETROIT (AP) — When the recordings of the basic track arrived in Detroit from Chicago, Paul Riser Sr. knew it was time to get to work. But the orchestral arranger also knew he had something special to work with. “It hit me the same way like everyone else in the world: The lyrics are so ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Illinois at Chicago has created a scholarship in memory of an emergency room doctor who was killed in a shooting at a Chicago hospital last year. The school says the Tamara O’Neal Scholarship Fund will benefit first-year medical students in its Urban ...Read more
FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) — Rising waters along the Pecatonica and Rock rivers have flooded some homes in Freeport, Rockford and Machesney Park. The American Red Cross opened a shelter Friday night for those displaced by flooding in Rockford. Freeport resident Mary Martin says that within an hour of ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of revelers lined the streets to watch the Chicago River be dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day. The annual tradition that dates back decades took place Saturday morning on a stretch of the river in downtown Chicago. Celebrants stood on the Michigan Avenue bridge and ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A huge section of Illinois that honors the life and work of Abraham Lincoln and promotes tourism and recreation has been expanded. The Lincoln National Heritage Area established in 2008 covers 42 counties across Illinois. It stretches across the central part of the ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Illinois at Chicago is giving students who want to become high school art teachers some help. The school says in a news release that for the first time since 2010 it is giving students pursuing an undergraduate degree in studio art the opportunity to obtain a ...Read more
OGLESBY – Lillian Rodrigues, a student at Illinois Valley Community College, has been named a 2019 New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. Over 2,000 students were nominated from more than 1,200 college campuses across the country. Only one New Century ...Read more
OGLESBY – LaSalle County Finance chairman Brian Dose gave a presentation to residents on a public safety sales tax referendum, Thursday. Illinois Valley Community College’s presentation room was packed with board members for a presentation that was given to inform the public as to why ...Read more
PRINCETON – Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in Princeton, where a stand off occurred on Friday. According Princeton Police Chief Tom Kammerer, at around 4:30 a.m. they were called to the area of First and Hudson Street in Princeton for an armed man. Police say they chased 47-year-old ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A prohibition on tobacco sales to those under 21 is now under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s consideration. The Senate voted 39-16 on Thursday to impose the restrictions under legislation known as Tobacco 21. The sponsor is Democratic Sen. Julie Morrison of Deerfield. Her ...Read more
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