KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An online store has stopped selling merchandise supporting an Illinois teen who killed two people and wounded a third during a Wisconsin protest. Prosecutors have charged 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse with multiple counts in the August shootings in Kenosha. Rittenhouse ...Read more
GENESEO, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was found dead in a burning house in Geneseo on Christmas. The Geneseo Police Department say that firefighters and officers with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office rushed to the home in the 400 block of East Pine Street in Geneseo around 11:30 ...Read more
EARLVILLE – The Earlville Historical Society announced that they have added to their collection the city whistle that was in use from 1918-1985. They announced earlier this month that resident Bob Goodbred, who had been storing the item since the 80’s, donated it to the museum for ...Read more
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Police in northwestern Indiana are investigating a vehicle crash that left three people dead. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports Lake County Sheriff’s police were called Thursday morning to a crash south of Crown Point and found two elderly people who had ...Read more
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois attorney has been posthumously honored by the Illinois State Bar Association. John Phipps was given the group’s Medal of Merit. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the 82-year-old died in August after suffering from lung cancer. The award is ...Read more
PRINCETON – On Sunday the Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department announced 51 new COVID-19 infections for Bureau County, raising the county total since the pandemic began to 2,800. They also noted 6 new cases in Putnam County and 3 new cases in Marshall County. There have ...Read more
OTTAWA – On Sunday the LaSalle County Health Department announced 32 new COVID-19 infections were discovered among residents, raising the county total since the pandemic began to 8,213. They also noted 81 newly recovered individuals, leaving 2,848 active cases in the county. The death toll ...Read more
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. Two people familiar with the president’s action tell The Associated Press that the ...Read more
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities identified on Sunday the man they say is responsible for the Christmas Day bombing and said that he died in the explosion. Investigators used DNA to link the man, identified as ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials are reporting 3,767 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state. The number released Sunday includes 104 confirmed deaths. With the latest number, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 937,909 confirmed ...Read more
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