KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a 19-year-old man with supplying the gun that police say was used in a pair of fatal shootings during a protest in August. The Kenosha News reports that Dominick Black was charged with two felony counts of supplying a dangerous weapon ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ Democratic governor on Monday welcomed Joe Biden’s immediate response as president-elect to the coronavirus pandemic, signaling the incoming Democratic administration’s plans could bring welcome ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — An alleged high-ranking member of the Mexican drug cartel Beltran-Leyva has been brought to Chicago to face charges he helped manufacture and import cocaine into the United States. The indictment of Geronimo Gamez-Garcia was revealed Monday in U.S. District Court. Gamez-Garcia ...Read more
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairwoman of House Democrats’ campaign committee won’t seek the post again for the next Congress. Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos’ decision comes days after her party unexpectedly lost seats in last week’s elections. It ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois saw more than $100 million in marijuana sales in October. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation says there was a record $75 million in recreational pot sales last month. Sales of medical marijuana totaled another $33 million. Illinois ...Read more
PONTIAC – The weekend brought more new infections of COVID-19 in Livingston County, with the health department reporting 177 total new cases on Monday. Authorities say 113 new cases among residents and 64 inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center. Since the pandemic began, 12 residents ...Read more
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department announced on Monday that twelve residents are hospitalized battling COVID-19. They also announced that they have 464 active cases in the county with 4 deaths reported since the pandemic began. Around half of the active cases are from the Dixon ...Read more
PRINCETON – Princeton High School announced Monday that they will be going to full remote instruction for all students due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. They announced that they hope to return to in class learning on November 30th. The administration notes that they had to take ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Marshall, and Putnam County Health Departments is reporting increasing numbers of coronavirus cases over the weekend. According to health department administrator Hector Gomez, 91 cases were reported in the 3 counties, including 77 in Bureau County alone, on ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County logged five COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the highest one day total since the pandemic began in March. According to the LaSalle County Health Department, the deaths were two men in their 70’s, two men in their 80’s, and a 90 year old man. The previous ...Read more
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