LADD – A traffic stop last Thursday morning along Interstate 80 near Ladd led to the arrest of a pair from California on a number of drug charges. In a release by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics
OTTAWA – A fake 911 phone call scam has been reported in LaSalle County. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, the call comes in on a recipient’s phone listed as 911 Emergency. Officials say if you
MENDOTA – A man was arrested after making threatening comments at a school in Mendota Monday morning. In a release by the Mendota Police Department they say that 26-year-old Angel Sanchez of Mendota allegedly made comments directed
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man faces felony hate crime charges after he allegedly broke windows of a church and spray-painted doors and walls with anti-religious words. In a news release, Orland Park Police
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Raising the minimum wage in Illinois would help some residents out of poverty and increase economic activity, according to a new study by a local nonprofit. The Illinois Economic Policy Institute what would
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The son of a Bradley University professor and her husband who were reported missing was one of two men arrested in the connection with their deaths, authorities announced Monday. Jose Ramirez, 21, is
MORRIS – A construction worker is conscious after being extricated from a trench when a dirt wall collapsed, in Morris on Monday. According to the Morris Police Department just after 11 a.m. Morris Fire Protection and EMS
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois sheriff says a search is underway for a Bradley University professor and her husband who are missing after a possible violent struggle in their home. The Peoria County sheriff says
COMPTON-A mid-day fire in Compton destroyed a two story home and filled the small Lee County community with smoke on Monday. Around 11:30 firefighters were called to the 100 block of West Cherry Street for a home
MORRIS – Two were arrested early Saturday morning along Interstate 80 near Morris for possession of a stolen firearm. In a release by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, they say that after midnight a deputy initiated a
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