CHICAGO (AP) — A 35-year-old Chicago man has been indicted on federal charges that accuse him of illegal gambling and of hiding sports-betting income in a bankruptcy proceeding. A Friday U.S. attorney’s office statement says Michael Frontier used an online sportsbook based in Costa Rica, ...Read more
Barbara Davis of Sugar Grove recently made a $50,000 donation to Illinois Valley Community College’s agriculture complex capital campaign to memorialize her family’s farming history. The donation, announced at Thursday’s board meeting, was made in memory of her grandparents, Walley and ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Records show Chicago’s longest serving alderman has spent nearly $400,000 from his campaign fund to cover legal bills as he fights federal racketeering and other charges. Campaign finance disclosures say Ed Burke’s paid $245,000 from the fund in September to the ...Read more
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois judge has given an 11-year prison sentence to a drug dealer in suburban Chicago who allegedly threw cocaine in an officer’s face as police served a warrant at his home. The Kane County’s state’s attorney’s office says the sentence was ...Read more
OGLESBY- Illinois Valley Community College offered assistance to those who will be unemployed soon in Mendota. IVCC personnel recently conducted a cover letter and resume writing workshop for 15 Del Monte employees. It was announced in August that the long time canning facility is slated to ...Read more
OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare donates $900 to Marquette Academy athletic programs. This donation is a result of the sports physical fundraiser that took place on August 6. “We would like to thank OSF for this wonderful opportunity to not only accommodate our athletes to access their sports ...Read more
OTTAWA – The first frost of the season is touching down in North Central Illinois overnight. A freeze warning is in effect beginning at 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturday for LaSalle County, which includes Ottawa, Streator, Peru, LaSalle and Mendota. According to Weatherology ...Read more
UTICA – The 2019 LaSalle County Burgoo Festival celebrates their 50th anniversary this weekend. The fall festival is one of Illinois’ largest and longest running, since 1969. This year, the Utica Village street party will feature some special events in honor of their 50th. Events ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator’s Parks and Open Spaces board says State Representative Lance Yednock is ready to move forward in plans to help trench out Marilla Park Pond. According to board member Gary Wheeler, Yednock was approached a few years back by Streator council to use his ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois state senator under federal investigation for possible bribery and fraud involving state construction work resigned Friday from his post as head of the powerful Senate Transportation Committee, hours after the chamber released an unredacted ...Read more
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