CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the spread of COVID-19 has slowed sufficiently that he’s easing restrictions in three Illinois regions, although strict rules will remain in place in Chicago and other parts of the state. On Friday, Pritzker said group fitness classes and gatherings ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is canceling its spring 2021 volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made Friday, by President Jerry Corcoran who said, “This was a tough call but one we were compelled ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will join a four-college consortium vying for a $7.5 million Central Illinois Manufacturing Academy. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may choose the consortium’s grant application for the academy, which would be ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult in the slaying of a Chicago man who was fatally shot during an attempted carjacking of his SUV last month. Denroy Garcia’s name is being released because he is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder and attempted ...Read more
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The president of the Chicago Police officers’ union says 17 officers and supervisors have been suspended for their involvement in an incident in which several officers were captured on video lounging in the office of a congressman during last ...Read more
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A man who was shot in the back by a police officer in Wisconsin, triggering several nights of violent protests, says he was prepared to surrender just before the officer opened fire. Jacob Blake said in an interview broadcast Thursday by ABC’s “Good Morning America” ...Read more
PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois township supervisor is facing allegations he stole money over six years from the company he founded. Plainfield Township supervisor Anthony Fremarek is charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday with wire fraud and making false statements to a ...Read more
WASHINGTON – The latest direct stimulus payment arrived via direct deposit to many Americans in the last few weeks, but for those who received the first round of payments via check are now receiving a debit card in the mail. The United States Treasury has issued millions of Economic ...Read more
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wisconsin have asked a judge to order an Illinois teen charged with killing two people and wounding a third in a violent protest over a police shooting to stay out of bars and away from white supremacist groups. The request comes a week after 18-year-old Kyle ...Read more
OTTAWA – Recovered COVID-19 cases outpaced new infections in the latest update from the LaSalle County Health Department on Thursday. They announced 111 new individuals are now considered recovered from the novel coronavirus, ahead of the 85 new infections. The health department also stated ...Read more
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