CHICAGO (AP) — Five Illinois residents have joined the ranks of young people nationwide to sue the makers of e-cigarettes that allege the companies’ marketing tactics targeted them when they were minors. The Chicago Tribune reports the plaintiffs are suing in federal court top ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Cook County woman involved in an alleged pursuit that resulted in deploying stock sticks has been arrested along Interstate-80 on Friday. According to the Ottawa Police Department, an officer witnessed 61-year-old Anita Humphrey of Chicago Heights attempting to pass an ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Cook County woman involved in an alleged pursuit that resulted in deploying stop sticks has been arrested along Interstate-80 on Friday. According to the Ottawa Police Department, an officer witnessed 61-year-old Anita Humphrey of Chicago Heights attempting to pass an alleged ...Read more
MARK – A tractor-trailer hauling grain overturned Monday morning after a crash but no serious injures were reported. According to the Illinois State Police around 7 AM they were called to Illinois Route 71 at Mennie Lane in Mark for a two vehicle collision between a car driven by a ...Read more
MACHESNEY PARK – A young American Alligator was found by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office Saturday. Adult alligators can reach up to 15 feet in length, although the one taken by the Winnebago County Animal Services from Wiltshire Avenue location in Machesney Park around 7:30 PM ...Read more
JOLIET – A child is dead after a domestic dispute reportedly ended in gunfire Saturday in Joliet. The Joliet Police Department say they were called around 2:45 PM to a residence in the 8300 block of Buckingham Lane for a disturbance phoned in by a neighbor. Upon arrival police found a ...Read more
A local diabetes prevention program that helps Illinois Valley residents who have prediabetes deal more effectively with the disease has received full recognition from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deb Redd, coordinator of the Diabetes Center for Excellence at Illinois ...Read more
METAMORA — For the sixth consecutive year, Illinois State Police (ISP) District 8 Commander Chad Peterson announces District 8 is partnering with local, state, and federal agencies to promote vehicle and pedestrian safety around railroad tracks and trains during Rail Safety Week, which is ...Read more
OTTAWA – Working to improve the health and wellbeing of area residents, State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, will be offering free Community Health Fairs with OSF Healthcare St. Elizabeth to provide various services and screenings to area residents. “I am fighting to make health care ...Read more
SYCAMORE – Illinois Sheriff’s Association and Sheriff Roger Scott announced that Dekalb County Citizens are being invited to become Associate Members of the Illinois Sheriff’s Association(ISA). The funds derived from the membership are used by the ISA to provide ...Read more
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