SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Defeated Republican congressional candidate Jim Oberweis has informed the U.S. House of Representatives he will contest the outcome of his race against Democratic Congresswoman Lauren Underwood. In announcing his intent on Monday, Oberweis said that during the discovery ...Read more
VOLO, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man is charged with aggravated battery in the fatal shooting of a teenager and the wounding of another in a dispute over a stolen vehicle. Lake County prosecutors say Lynell Glover on Sunday allegedly ordered two teens, one identified as 17-year-old Anthony ...Read more
BUNKER HILL, Ill. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of Bunker Hill says he is resigning later this month to become an adviser to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Manar said Monday he will step down Jan. 17 and take up his new post on Jan. 19. Manar is a close Pritzker ally in the Legislature ...Read more
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin city is bracing for another round of protests as prosecutors prepare to announce whether they’ll charge a white police officer who shot a Black man and left him paralyzed. Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey opened fire ...Read more
PERU – The Peru City Council on Monday night chose Advanced Asphalt Company to do the work on the upcoming Midtown Road extension. The accepted bid was for $1,848,414.90 to not only extend Midtown Road from Peoria Street to Plank Road, but also widening a portion of Plank Road to accomodate ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Tuesday announced 19 more infections were discovered of the novel coronavirus among residents. They say that since the pandemic began, they have received 47,829 test results, with 3,247 individuals testing positive. Currently, 129 cases ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Police officer has been fired a decade after letting a fellow officer to leave the scene after he allegedly assaulted two people. The Chicago Police Board voted 8-1 last month to fire Officer Jason Burg. The board determined Burg let the other officer, who was off ...Read more
CHICAGO – The American Red Cross has announced that due to the ongoing pandemic, blood, platelet and plasma donors are as essential as ever. They also supply about 40% of the nation’s blood. A number of upcoming opportunities to donate will be coming up this week, including in Streator on ...Read more
VOLO, Ill. (AP) — One person has been shot to death and another wounded during a fight over a stolen vehicle in northern Illinois. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that the shooting occurred about 2:45 a.m. Sunday in Volo. The Lake County sheriff’s office says an investigation ...Read more
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Claims filed on behalf of two men shot by an Illinois teen during a night of protests over a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, allege the city and Kenosha County were negligent in their response to the unrest. Gaige Grosskreutz, who was seriously wounded, and the ...Read more
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