VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Police say three Illinois men have been charged with resisting arrest following a pursuit involving 10 law enforcement agencies and shots fired by officers. Valparaiso police say the three Dolton, Illinois, men — 22-year-old Kobe Watson, 19-year-old Chaz Murray ...Read more
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A preliminary hearing was postponed for five Chicago teenagers charged with murder in a fatal shooting that occurred during an attempted burglary. Lake County prosecutors asked for the delay Thursday, saying the investigation into the Aug. 13 shooting in Old Mill Creek ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s City Council continued discussion on whether or not they should tax Walmart Distribution Center for it’s up and coming solar garden. In a committee meeting on Wednesday, City Attorney Jim Andreoni says based of his knowledge from the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa plans to do some work on nearby rivers. The city plans to pass an ordinance authorizing agreements with a bond service management to fund projects on the Fox and Illinois rivers. According to Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut, the city wants to finance a ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The final documents relating to the murder trial of a white former Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald have been released. Many of the documents unsealed Wednesday by a Cook County judge had large sections blacked out. However, one ...Read more
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois says a student charged with a hate crime for leaving a noose in a residence hall elevator is no longer enrolled at the school. Champaign County prosecutors allege 19-year-old Andrew Smith of Normal found some rope in an elevator over the weekend ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals fans can now show their loyalty on Illinois license plates. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Tuesday that plates with the bird-on-the-bat Cardinals logo may now be ordered. White unveiled the red-and-blue-lettered plate last month at ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Corruption charges against former Rep. Aaron Schock have been officially dismissed six months after prosecutors’ surprise announcement they’d struck a deferred prosecution deal with the defense. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly ordered the formal dismissal of ...Read more
o SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s Police Department is ready to hire on a full time officer. In May, Spring Valley’s city council agreed to allow the police department to begin searching for at least one new officer after Chief Sangston addressed the need. At Wednesday ...Read more
OTTAWA – A pedestrian bridge over Goose Creek in Ottawa will undergo repairs. Currently, the bridge next to Champlain Street is closed due to deterioration. City Engineer Tom Duttlinger says the underlying issue is a water main attached to the bottom of the pedestrian structure. He says ...Read more
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