ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman is being held without bond on first-degree murder charges filed in the death of her parents. Cook County prosecutors say 43-year-old Deborah Jane Martin of Arlington Heights repeatedly stabbed her father, 72-year-old David Martin, and ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Surveillance video obtained exclusively by The Associated Press shows two fast-moving Chicago police vehicles with their emergency lights on colliding at an intersection, then crashing into a stationary car and killing an 84-year-old retired teacher. The video was provided to the ...Read more
PERU – The Illinois Valley Coal Miners Rugby Team was applauded at Monday night’s Peru City Council Meeting, after winning 12 and under State Rugby Tournament. Coach Fran Baker, who expressed interest in starting a team back in October, explained that the team only lost one game during ...Read more
MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare announced a donation of $1,025 to the Mendota Township High School that will benefit MHS athletic programs. The donation is from the proceeds from the sports physical clinic fundraiser that took place at Mendota High School on May 8. Dawn Trompeter, OSF Saint Paul ...Read more
UTICA – Starved Rock Park’s Superintendent says there will be a partial opening to the main parking lot this week. Kerry Novak says the river has receded at Starved Rock’s main parking lot and clean up will take place in hopes to have a portion opened within the next few days. ...Read more
STREATOR – Farmers are rushing to get crops in the ground, though not the plant they were hoping for. By this time last year fields in LaSalle County were budding with corn stalks, but after a historic stretch of rainfall this season, some farmers are left with ponds. According ...Read more
FAIR OAKS, Ind. (AP) — Three people have been charged with animal cruelty following the release of video showing workers kicking and throwing young calves at a northwestern Indiana dairy farm that’s an agritourism destination. The Newton County Sheriff’s Department said Monday that ...Read more
MENDOTA – The aging and crumbling track surface at the Mendota District 289 facility on Stroble Ave is getting rebuilt this summer. The project, funded in part by “Friends of the Track”, is seeking donations to help with the project. The former high school football field and track is now ...Read more
MENDOTA – The early Sunday morning call for a person with a gunshot wound turned out to be unsubstantiated after an investigation by Mendota Police, however, one person was eventually taken into custody. Around 3 AM they were called to the 100 Block of South 13th Ave for a report of a ...Read more
VERONA – The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that a woman who had been found deceased after a fire was a victim of a homicide. They say that 39-year-old Elizabeth Ann Link was a victim of an undetermined inflicted trauma. It was May 14th when authorities were ...Read more
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