ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit has gone to court to obtain a certificate of innocence. John Horton of Rockford was sent to prison for the September 1993 armed robbery and slaying of Arthur Castaneda at a Rockford ...Read more
DIXON – The Ogle County Sheriffs Office and the Ogle County Coroner have released the identities of those killed in an early morning house fire in rural Dixon. Found deceased was 39 year-old Timothy Shaw, 37 year-old Melissa Shaw, 17 year-old Ethan Shaw, 15 year-old LeAnne Shaw, 12 ...Read more
AMBOY – A string of car burglaries occurred in the predawn hours Tuesday in Amboy. The majority of those took place on the north side of the community in an area known as the Burke Subdivision. According to Amboy Police Chief Jeff Blake, ten vehicles were found to have items missing, and ...Read more
LOST LAKE – The investigation continues into a house fire that took six lives in rural Ogle County. After midnight Tuesday morning a 911 call came from within the home according to Sheriff Brian VanVickle. When emergency personnel arrived on the scene they found the home engulfed in ...Read more
STREATOR – A vacant house fire was extinguished by the Streator Fire Department early Monday morning. After midnight, emergency personal responded to a call of flames coming from a home in the 600 block of South Illinois Street. According to the Streator Fire Department, the fire was ...Read more
DIXON – A fire in rural Dixon has claimed six lives early Tuesday morning. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, a call came in just after midnight for a home in the 200 block of North Miami Drive for smoke in the basement. Eight area fire departments responded to the home, ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state of Illinois is warning people who own forest land to do their homework before agreeing to sell mature forest trees and logs. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says a strong market means landowners stand to receive record-high prices for trees and ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois lawsuit filed against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert that alleged a sexual assault has been dismissed. Kendall County Circuit Judge Robert Pilmer ruled Monday that the statute of limitations required dismissal of lawsuit. Attorneys for the accuser alleged ...Read more
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A Coal City man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of a bartender who went missing. Jeremy Boshears, 32, of Coal City appeared on video in Will County court Monday morning. His attorney entered the not guilty plea and said he planned to file ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois election officials voted Monday to remain in a much-criticized multistate voter registration database, but opponents who raised questions about inaccuracies and security vowed to take the fight to the state Legislature. For weeks, advocates and top Illinois Democrats — ...Read more
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