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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
OGLESBY – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources awarded the city of Oglesby with a grant to upgrade Senica Square. Economic Development and Tourist Coordinator, Becky Clinard says the city received the maximum grant amount of $400,000 to
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