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STREATOR – An Essex Illinois man was killed when a semi tractor trailer and a box truck collided on US Route 23 north of Grand Ridge Friday morning.  37-year old Dustin W. Webster was pronounced dead at the scene by the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office. The road was closed for over ...Read more

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Police say they’re investigating the death of a missing Mokena woman as a homicide after she was found fatally shot in the head. The Will County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that detectives located 24-year-old Kaitlyn Kearns’s body and her 1996 Jeep Grand ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — Seven Chicago police officers connected to a corrupt sergeant who shook down drug dealers have been placed on desk duty as their conduct is investigated. The action came hours after a Cook County judge threw out the felony drug convictions of 15 black men who all say they were ...Read more

DEKALB – A two year old is dead and a DeKalb woman has been arrested after allegedly slamming the childs head into a hardwood floor last Friday. On November 10th the DeKalb Police Department were notified that a child had sustained a severe brain injury under suspicious circumstances. ...Read more

LELAND – A collision near Leland has left one person dead and six injured. Around 6:30 AM Wednesday Leland, Somonauk, Sheridan and Earlville EMS were called to the intersection of US Route 34 and East 1950th Road for a two vehicle rollover accident with entrapment. According to the ...Read more

OTTAWA – The first weekend of firearm season for deer is coming, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources would like to remind hunters to be on the lookout for diseased animals. The split season begins this Friday and goes through Sunday and concludes on Thursday, November 30th ...Read more

Spring Valley – State Police say they arrested a Chicago man during a traffic stop on I-80 in Bureau County.   Around 12:30 Monday afternoon, State Police pulled over a 2005 Pontiac driven by 28 year old Zell Jordan, of Chicago for what they say was a minor traffic infraction near the ...Read more

LASALLE – A 28 year-old man has died after an altercation in LaSalle early Friday. According to the LaSalle Police Department, authorities were called to the 500 block of First Street around 1:30 in the morning for a man who was unconscious on the floor. EMS was called and the man was ...Read more

SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) — A Washington state man wrongfully convicted in 2012 of the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old girl has settled his lawsuit against the city of Sycamore. Sycamore City Manager Brian Gregory said Friday the city has agreed to pay Jack McCullough $350,000 to end all ...Read more