OTTAWA – State Rep. Lance Yednock gave his reactions to Gov. J.B Pritzker’s budget address, Wednesday. Rep. Yednock says digging our state out of the financial mess left by former governors will take tough decisions and work from both parties to find solutions that put middle-class ...Read more
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Police say all five of the officers who were wounded last week in a deadly shooting at a warehouse in suburban Chicago have been released from the hospital. Media outlets report that four of the officers hurt were released by Sunday, and the fifth was released Thursday. The ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago detectives suspect that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett filed a false police report when he said he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in downtown Chicago late last month, a police official said Wednesday. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi also said ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Coalition for Better Mental Health Care is teaming with legislators to push for new mental health funding and reform. House Bill 2486 and Senate Bill 1763, filed by state Rep. Deb Conroy and state Sen. Heather Steans would steadily increase state investment in ...Read more
OTTAWA – Senior citizens of LaSalle County with household incomes under $55,000 are encouraged to take advantage of the “Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program”. The program is a state sponsored tax relief program that allows qualified senior citizens to elect to ...Read more
OTTAWA – OSF Health Care’s St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa is limiting patient visits, effective immediately. The recommendation stems from the Illinois Department of Public Health in response to state influenza activity level, which is currently widespread. OSF St. Elizabeth ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing a 32-cents-per-pack hike in the state’s cigarette tax. The proposal is part of the Democrat’s $39 billion budget unveiled Wednesday. The state tax on cigarettes is currently $1.98 per pack. It was last raised by $1 in 2012. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — New Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a budget Wednesday that relies partly on tax revenues from two industries that currently aren’t legal in the state, which is saddled with billions of dollars in pension obligations and other debts. Pritzker’s $39 ...Read more
MENDOTA- The new high school may be over fifteen years old, but the building is now in the free and clear after the last bond payment was made. The Mendota Township High School Board celebrated Tuesday night with a bond shredding party complete with cake. ...Read more
ROCHELLE- An Illinois State Trooper was injured in a multi-vehicle crash Monday night near Rochelle. According to the Illinois State Police around 6:45 p.m. a trooper was inside his car with lights activated while conducting a traffic stop when a tractor trailer allegedly overcorrected ...Read more
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