OTTAWA – A Utica man held a public gathering in front of Ottawa’s courthouse to formally announce his candidacy to run as Republican for state representative for Illinois’ 76th District Friday afternoon. 39-year-old Travis Breedan says he’s running for the position ...Read more
SOMONAUK – After further investigations into an alleged attempted child abduction near Somonauk earlier this week, the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office says, the incident is a misunderstanding. On Monday morning, the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report of ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge appointed a special prosecutor Friday to look into why the Chicago state’s attorney’s office abruptly dropped the case against Jussie Smollett, leaving open the possibility that the former “Empire” actor could yet face charges in what police say ...Read more
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois State Police trooper died from wounds suffered early Friday while executing a search warrant in East St. Louis. Trooper Nicholas Hopkins, 33, of Waterloo, a 10-year veteran of the force, was wounded during an exchange of gunfire while serving the warrant ...Read more
MENDOTA- One person was taken to the hospital with burn injuries after a car fire Friday night in Mendota. Around 10:30 PM Mendota Fire and EMS were called to the 1400 block of Meriden Street for a car fire in a driveway. According to Fire Chief Rutishauser an occupant of the residence had ...Read more
UTICA – US Silica intends to idle its Utica facility on Sunday. According Spokesman Mike Lawson, changes in customer’s buying patterns is the reason for the deactivation. The company sees limited demand in that facility, stating customers would now rather buy closer to drilling ...Read more
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate in a holding cell at the courthouse in eastern Illinois was shot after stabbing a sheriff’s deputy several times in the face. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the I Vermilion County Sheriff Pat Hartshorn said the incident ...Read more
STREATOR – Crops in southern LaSalle County are showing the effects of a mostly dry summer. According to LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann, the recent rainfall this week only touched down in northern parts of the county, leaving crops south of the Illinois ...Read more
SHABBONA – The Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information into a series of car burglaries in Shabbona this week. According to the Dekalb County Crime Stoppers, at some time during the overnight hours of Tuesday and Wednesday, several car burglaries and two shed ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) learned of the death of an individual who had recently vaped and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness. The number of cases of people reported to IDPH who have used e-cigarettes or vaped and have been hospitalized with ...Read more
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