STREATOR – No injuries were reported in a fire at a home in Streator on Tuesday, however pets did perish. According to the Streator Fire Department, they were called around 3:30 p.m. for a report of smoke
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is urging his Illinois counterpart to help pay for a project to keep invasive carp from establishing themselves in the Great Lakes. Snyder sent a letter Tuesday to fellow
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Some professors at the University of Illinois have cautioned that 55 acres of land being set aside for the institution’s second solar farm should instead be preserved for agricultural work or research. The
CHICAGO (AP) — Three men have been arrested on felony drug charges after police seized more than $1 million worth of marijuana during raids of a condominium in Chicago and a home in a nearby suburb. Brothers
LASALLE – While the Illinois Bicentennial Passport Program may be over, passports are still being handed in to the I & M Canal Corridor Association for prizes. According to Program Coordinator Mara Moore, over 50 passports have
SPRINGFIELD – The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass the new Farm Bill, voting 87-13. According to LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann, while the bill is yet to be ratified, a compromise from the Senate
CHICAGO – More than half of all Americans have yet to get a flu shot, according to a new study. A survey from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago shows that more
SPRINGFIELD — Nationwide, more children than ever have been diagnosed with a terrifying paralyzing illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that there are 158 confirmed cases so far this year, with the Illinois Department
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago banker has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing more than $325,000 from elderly customers’ accounts. A DuPage County judge sentenced 48-year-old Christine Lange of Summit on Monday.
PALATINE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Chicago say the man who was shot and killed by police after he struck the officer and another person with a vehicle was the son of a woman who was
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