LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Legislation poised to advance in Michigan’s Senate would authorize the Mackinac Bridge Authority to help implement a deal to replace twin oil pipelines in a crucial Great Lakes channel. The Republican-led Senate Government Operations Committee plans to pass the ...Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A new proposal would designate Route 66, the Mother Road that connected Chicago to Los Angeles, as a National Historic Trail. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Jim Inhofe recently introduced a bill that would amend the National Trails System Act in an effort to help revitalize ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A report from the Illinois Department of Public Health says more women have been crossing state lines to get abortions in Illinois. The Chicago Tribune reports that the findings released this week show more than 5,500 women from other states traveled to Illinois last year for ...Read more
GARY, Ind. (AP) — Some former Indiana casino executives are behind a new company buying the two Gary casinos with aims of moving them off the Lake Michigan shore. The new entity Spectacle Entertainment has announced it is buying the Majestic Star Casino boats in Gary for an undisclosed price. ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce is postponing all outdoor activities for “A Mendota Christmas”. In a release from the Mendota Chamber of Commerce, due to the rainy weather that is expected for tomorrow, all outdoor activities and events for “A Mendota ...Read more
PEORIA – The Better Business Bureau is reporting scams in the Peoria and Bureau County area. According to the BBB, many of the calls are “robocalls” or automated calls. The BBB says in robocall versions, an automated recording declares that your Social Security number (SSN) “has been ...Read more
OTTAWA – World AIDS Day is Saturday December 1st. According to HIV.gov, the Federal theme for the 2018 observance is “Saving Lives through Leadership and Partnerships”. World AIDS Day serves as an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, and remember those ...Read more
MENDOTA – Two deer found themselves trapped in Lake Mendota Thursday. The Mendota Fire Department were called to the lake around 4:30 p.m. after the animals had busted through the thin ice and were unable to free themselves. Firefighters donned ice rescue suits and entered the lake with an ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal agents executed search warrants at the City Hall office of a powerful Chicago alderman on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation. An unidentified law enforcement source said agents arrived at Ed Burke’s aldermanic office Thursday morning, told staff to leave ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board members honored county clerk Joann Carretto at their Thursday meeting. She first started working for the LaSalle County Clerks Office in October of 1978, becoming chief deputy clerk. Carretto was elected county clerk in 2006. She is stepping down after 39 years ...Read more
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