Illinois Valley Community College hosts “Coping Strategies for Managing Stress, Holidays, and Finals!” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20 in Room CTC125. Participants will enjoy a relaxing hour of mindfulness activities. These awareness techniques may help them create coping strategies ...Read more
STREATOR – A 60-year-old Streator man has been identified as the victim in a traffic crash that occurred on Monday. According to Streator Police, Donald A. Smith was killed in a two-vehicle accident near the intersection of Park and Bridge street. No other injuries were reported. ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — People rescued from a trapped elevator in one of Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers later learned they had dropped 84 floors. On Monday that six people, including a pregnant woman, got into the elevator early Friday after leaving a restaurant on the 95th floor of the 875 North ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has given a green light to a transgender performance artist’s lawsuit challenging a Chicago ordinance prohibiting women but not men from exposing their breasts in certain public venues. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports the ruling rejects a city request ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police commander has been charged with stealing Social Security funds in a scheme lasting more than 23 years. Kenneth Johnson is accused in U.S. District Court of bilking the Social Security Administration out of $363,064 from about June 1994 to November ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois medical marijuana companies are working to expand as they expect opportunities to grow after years of stagnation, given recent legislation to expand access to medical marijuana and the election of a weed-friendly governor. Green Thumb Industries, which has a facility in ...Read more
OTTAWA – With Thanksgiving approaching the CDC wants to remind those in charge of cooking to be aware of some tips to keep the holiday safe and healthy. They say that you should that your turkey in a refrigerator or in a sink of cold water that is changed every 30 minutes, or in a microwave. A ...Read more
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Eavesdropping charges have been filed against a central Illinois schools administrator who allegedly planned to secretly record a closed session of the school board. The News-Gazette reports Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz alleged Thursday that Samuel ...Read more
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Two public defenders from Peoria County say requiring permits to carry firearms outside the home is unconstitutional. Defense attorneys Chandra Justice and Mark Rose have filed motions in several cases in which defendants are charged with felony aggravated unlawful use of a ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has set up an online guide to answer consumers’ questions about recycling. IEPA Director Alec Messina announced the Recycle Illinois webpage Thursday as part of America Recycles Day . It answers typical curbside ...Read more
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