SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Republican Party announced their opposition to Gov. J.B Pritzker’s minimum wage plan, citing huge cost to taxpayers and small business. State Senator’s Sue Rezin and Joe Barickman raised concerns over the Senate Vote on Senate Bill 1, that would raise ...Read more
OGLESBY – The lower parking areas at Starved Rock State Park will be closed starting Friday, through the weekend due to rising waters along the Illinois River. According to Illinois Department of Natural Resources Coordinator Lisa Sons, waters are projected to reach 24.9′ as of ...Read more
MORRIS – Morris Hospitals and Health Care centers is implementing a temporary visitors restriction, effective immediately. The recommendation stems from the Illinois Department of Public Health in response to state influenza activity level, which is currently widespread. According to a ...Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A veterinarian who surgically implanted liquid heroin in puppies on behalf of Colombian drug traffickers was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday. One of the puppies went on to become a drug-detection dog named Heroina. The sentence for Andres Lopez Elorez was announced in ...Read more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby has been moved to the general population but hasn’t had any visits from family four months after arriving at a Pennsylvania state prison. The 81-year-old Cosby, who is legally blind, has been moved out of special housing where he spent time getting ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has named an Air Force officer to lead the Illinois National Guard. The Democratic governor announced Wednesday that Illinois Air National Guard Col. Richard R. Neely of Springfield will be the state’s 40th adjutant general. Neely will be ...Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Statistics released by the Rockford Police Department show violent crime dropped 11 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year. Violent crime is offenses that include murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The statistics ...Read more
EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — An autopsy found that a FedEx worker found dead outside amid record low temperatures died of a traumatic head injury. Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson says 69-year-old William L. Murphy’s death was due to a fall. Police say a colleague found the Moline ...Read more
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A Republican former Illinois state legislator has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of posting nude photos of women online without their consent. Nick Sauer of Lake Barrington showed no reaction as a Lake County judge read the dozen counts during his arraignment ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Democratic-controlled Senate committee on Wednesday approved an increase in the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, but the sponsor hedged on calling for an immediate floor vote despite pressure from the new Democratic governor to send him legislation within ...Read more
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