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PERU – Charges could be issued for two suspects involved in using counterfeit cash in Peru on Sunday. Deputy Chief Bob Pyszka says the individuals are both from Chicago, and could face formal charges after being released from authorities on Sunday. Pyszka says fake $100 bills showed up at ...Read more

MILWAUKEE (AP) — An officer shot an armed male student Monday morning in a classroom at a suburban Milwaukee high school after the suspect pointed a gun at officers, a police chief said. A Waukesha South High School student informed a school resource officer that a classmate had a handgun ...Read more

UNDATED – The Better Business Bureau is warning of online shopping scams during the holidays. If you are taking advantage of some Cyber Monday deals tonight and other online bargains this season, the business bureau has the following warning for consumers: Beware of false advertising and ...Read more

DES PLAINES – The Illinois State Police helped rush a donor organ to a patient in need after a mechanical issue on the way from the airport last week. A surgeon, a transplant coordinator and a medical student who were traveling from Midway Airport to the University of Chicago ...Read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Legal marijuana sales to adults are set to open in two Midwestern states. But regulators and industry leaders alike warn that consumers will likely see long lines, high prices and product shortages in the early months. Illinois sales can begin January 1st and Michigan ...Read more

LASALLE – The remains of a World War II Veteran who died in the Pearl Harbor attack has been identified as a Peru man. 22-year-old Adolf J. Loebach was a Navy Fire Controlman 3rd Class who was killed on the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 attack after the ship capsized from torpedo hits. ...Read more

PERU – Helping the community is always in season at The Right Spice, a restaurant in Peru that gathered over 100 people who needed a place to be for Thanksgiving together.   Owners George Steinbach and Deanna Mallory began working on the meal early Thursday, preparing a full dinner for ...Read more

MENDOTA – A tree was dedicated to the memory of a Holy Cross student who passed away in 2018.   On Tuesday Mission Partners at OSF St. Paul in Mendota gathered in memory of 12-year-old Karl Soliman.  A Sienna Maple was planted on the east side of the Medical Office Building and will get ...Read more

  SPRINGFIELD – Local area counties harvested a total over 1,341 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season. According to the Department of Natural Resources, LaSalle County harvested 469 deer compared to 555 last year. Putnam County brought in four less deer ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — Multiple federal lawsuits have been filed accusing Fairlife of abusing cows at an Indiana dairy farm, saying the company’s claims that it treats animals humanely are fraudulent. The Chicago Tribune reports that lawyers tied to eight lawsuits gathered at a Chicago federal ...Read more