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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A community group says a Milwaukee woman who was in custody for two years accused of killing a man who sexually assaulted her and other underage girls has been released from jail. Chrystul Kizer was released Monday from the Kenosha County Jail. The 19-year-old woman is ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — A former FBI special agent has been charged with stealing sensitive government documents and keeping them in his home. Yen Cham Yung was arrested this week in Colorado and will be taken to Chicago to face the charges. Yung worked for years in Chicago investigating organized ...Read more

DEKALB – The health department of DeKalb County announced 3 more positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. There have now been a total of 550 confirmed cases in the county since the start of the pandemic, with 18 deaths. 330 of these cases are fully recovered, with 18 having died from ...Read more

OTTAWA – LaSalle County Health Department announced that a female in her 20’s is the latest confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county. There have now been a total of 191 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. 144 of these cases have recovered and been released from isolation, ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 601 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, including 38 additional deaths. The IDPH is currently reporting a total of 137,825 cases in the state since the pandemic began, with 6,707 deaths. The only county in Illinois that ...Read more

PERU – Multiple fire departments returned to a home in Dimmick Township Tuesday, days after a fire Thursday night.  Crews were called around 11AM to the 400 block on North 35th Road after a contractor noticed smoke.  According to Peru Fire Chief Jeff King, the cause of the smoke appeared to ...Read more

LASALLE – The city of LaSalle pool will be opening on Friday.  Mayor Jeff Grove confirmed that due to the movement of Illinois into Phase Four of the re-opening plan during the coronavirus pandemic, the swimming pool at Hegeler Park will be allowed to open with restrictions.  Adults, ...Read more

PONTIAC – A man in his 50’s is the latest resident of Livingston County to test positive for COVID-19.  Monday the Livingston County Health Department announced the newest case of coronavirus disease.   Since the pandemic began, 40 COVID-19 cases have been found, with 36 of those ...Read more

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in his wife’s March death after a police investigation found that he allegedly kicked her repeatedly during a fight. Fifty-six-year-old Alan Wang of Naperville was initially charged with aggravated ...Read more