SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers are in line for a pay raise after a paperwork mix-up that went uncorrected. The House adjourned its spring session Saturday without taking action on a measure that would have frozen base legislative salaries at $67,836. That means that lawmakers would ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of dogs and cats left homeless by recent storms in Oklahoma have been brought to Chicago. The PAWS Chicago volunteers and medical staff went to Oklahoma to take nearly 60 dogs and cats from shelters that were left overcrowded or without electricity by the storms as well as ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police say 31 people were shot — three fatally — in less than 12 hours in several neighborhoods of the city. The Chicago Tribune reports that the first two homicides occurred Friday night on the city’s West Side. At about 10:35 p.m., a 31-year-old man who ...Read more
KIRKLAND, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois couple who wanted their farmland turned back into prairie after they died will see it done while still living. The DeKalb County Forest Preserve District already is converting 57 acres donated by Jim and Joretta Chambers of Kirkland into prairie. Over ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House cranked out mountains of legislation Saturday in an overtime workday, producing a $39.9 billion budget, a $45 billion state construction program, and billions of dollars in new taxes and fees to fund it, from a doubled gasoline tax to a leviathan ...Read more
BARTLETT, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his 93-year-old mother. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office says 64-year-old Edward Mitzelfeld of Bartlett was ordered Friday held on a $5 million bond. Police ...Read more
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it could have a proposed oil pipeline tunnel built and operating beneath a crucial Great Lakes channel by early 2024, responding to demands from Michigan officials to expedite the shutdown of existing twin pipelines. The Canadian ...Read more
PERU – A child was reported missing late Friday night, but after an area search was discovered safe in Peru. More details are expected to be released later, but near the 2400 block of Plum Street a young child had reportedly gotten up during the night and wandered outside. Police, ...Read more
Springfield, IL… State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) joined business and labor communities Wednesday, May 22 in Springfield during a press conference to call on the Governor and lawmakers to pass legislation that would create tax incentives for the state’s data center industry, bring ...Read more
Twenty-six students were honored during Illinois Valley Community College’s 38th Annual Adult Education Recognition Event on May 15. Two student speakers shared their stories during the event. Cesar Verdin of La Salle is a high school equivalency recipient who moved to ...Read more
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