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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois sheriff is suing the county board and top county officials, saying they’ve cut his office’s budget so much that the safety and well-being of residents is at risk. Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana filed a lawsuit Friday against the ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools is giving $32 million to 32 of its schools to further develop academic programs impacting some 17,000 students. The payouts over six years will be used to expand programs in science, technology, engineering, math, fine arts and language, as well as to boost ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Southern Illinois University is slowing its search for a new president while leaders work on a new mission, vision and strategic priorities for the two-university system. Interim President Kevin Dorsey replaced ousted SIU President Randy Dunn last summer . The original ...Read more

DEKALB – The Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office warns of a scam that purports to be the caller I.D. of the Public Defender’s Office. According to authorities, the scammer asks citizens to call from an additional number. When that number is called, an automatic voice mail system allegedly ...Read more

DOWNERS GROVE – Illinois State Police Acting Director Brendan F. Kelly announced Saturday that another State Trooper has died, the second in 48 hours.  ISP District 15 Trooper Gerald Ellis was traveling on I-94 around 3:30 Saturday morning when a wrong way driver allegedly struck his ...Read more

CANTON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been released from prison who was convicted of murder as a suspected member of the notorious “Ripper Crew” that killed as many as 20 Chicago-area women in the 1980s. A state of Illinois victim notification system alert was issued early ...Read more

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Budget concerns at libraries across Illinois are causing a variety of issues, including delayed building projects and cuts in staff, hours and new book purchases, officials say. The Rock Island Public Library has seen city funding frozen for the past five years, despite ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A major Springfield health care provider has donated land to what will be a memorial to the city’s 1908 race riot. The Springfield City Council accepted the donation this week from HSHS St. John’s Hospital. The remains of homes that were burned during the ...Read more

PAW PAW – A memorial wall is being established at the entrance of Paw Paw High School. The wall is for families to remember loved ones who have attended Paw Paw School and for individuals who have an attachment to the schools and want to leave a lasting legacy. Paw prints that will display ...Read more