CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The parents of a University of Illinois scholar from China who was abducted and killed two years ago are giving at least $20,000 to people who provided authorities with crucial information that led to the arrest and conviction of their daughter’s killer. The ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Democratic state senator is apologizing for a mock assassination of Republican President Donald Trump staged at a weekend fundraiser. WCIA-TV in Champaign reports that the incident occurred Friday night at Chicago Sen. Martin Sandoval’s golf outing in the ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A 19-year-old from Chicago is charged with making a threat after he posted messages through a social media site typically used to produce humorous memes, saying he would carry out an attack on a city abortion clinic, according to a federal complaint unsealed Monday. Farhan ...Read more
MORRIS, Ill. (AP) — A Cook County sheriff’s deputy helping a motorist on a northern Illinois street was killed when the stalled vehicle was struck by another vehicle. Officer Ronald Prohasca on Sunday was working in the stalled vehicle’s engine compartment when the accident ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois will not use federal family planning funds as long as Republican President Donald Trump’s administration prohibits women’s health clinics from referring patients for abortions. The Democrat called Trump’s ...Read more
STREATOR – A Streator woman is dead after a single-vehicle accident in Livingston County on Friday. According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, 37-year-old Amy L. Craft was pronounced dead after a single vehicle accident at the intersection of N. 3150th Road near 300 E. Rd. The ...Read more
STREATOR – A Streator woman is dead after a single-vehicle accident in Livingston County on Friday. According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, 37-year-old Amy L. Craft was pronounced dead after a single vehicle accident at the intersection of N. 3150th Road near 300 E. Rd. The ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Lockport man has been charged for burglary at a business in Ottawa on Friday night. According to the Ottawa Police Department, on Saturday morning they were called to a business located in the 1200 block of Chestnut Street for currency as well as other items reportedly ...Read more
UTICA – Two men were injured after a Sunday evening crash in Utica. According to the Utica Police Department, they were called around 8:15PM to the 2900 block of IL 178 for a collision between two motorcycles. Authorities say 39-year-old Isreal J. Ballard of Toluca was traveling south ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Environmental officials are urging residents to be cautious of blue-green algae growth along Illinois waterways. Blue-green algae growth, known as cyanobacteria, is made up of microscopic organisms that naturally occur in streams and lakes. Most of the growth is ...Read more
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