CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer is free on bond after being accused of sexually assaulting a high school student and a woman prior to being hired by the Chicago Police Department. Winford L. Neely is facing five counts of criminal sexual abuse for alleged assaults dating back to 2013. The ...Read more
STREATOR- The Streator Police Department announced on Saturday that their K9 dog Fips has passed away. He was on the force about 9 years. Streator Police said in a statement on social media that Fips will always be remembered for the exceptional work that he did. ...Read more
PRINCETON – Three people are dead after a two vehicle crash Friday night in Bureau County. According to the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office, the two vehicles collided at the intersection of Route 40 and Kentville Road around 6:30 PM. The driver and lone occupant of one vehicle, a ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago alderman nicknamed “Fast Eddie” for his backroom dealing is headed to prison for tax evasion. Edward R. Vrdolyak pleaded guilty two years ago to seeking to help another lawyer to evade paying about $800,000 in income taxes. The scheme was part of a ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Striking Illinoisnursing home workers have reached a tentative contract agreement with Infinity Healthcare Management. Approximately 800 employees of Infinity Healthcare walked off the job on Nov. 23. The workers, including cooks, housekeepers and certified nursing assistants ...Read more
OGLESBY = A free, one-hour information session presented by IVCC cybersecurity program coordinator Nancy McDonnell will be available to all IVCC chamber members and local businesses. The Zoom conference titled “Cybersecurity Today” will be presented via Zoom at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The event ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A one-year prison sentence was handed a northern Illinois butcher who pleaded guilty to operating a sports-betting business and failing to report his proceeds to the Internal Revenue Service. Domenic Poeta admitted in a plea agreement with prosecutors that from 2014 to 2018, he ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College have announced agriculture transfer agreements with Illinois State University and Southern Illinois University. They say that with these agreements, IVCC students can pursue and complete an Associate of Applied Science degree in Agronomy or ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police say the number of carjackings in the city has skyrocketed this year. Police statistics show that this year there have been more than 1,150 carjackings compared to 507 in all of last year. Police say they believe one factor is that suspects can wear the same kind of ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 10,526 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health in addition to 148 new coronavirus related deaths. Included in those deaths were 5 individuals from LaSalle County. Since the start of the pandemic, 770,088 cases have been reported by the ...Read more
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