SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pritzker has proclaimed this week as Fire Prevention Week to encourage residents to review their fire escape plans and make sure the plan considers all the needs of everyone in the home. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal is taking part in the celebration ...Read more
A Connecticut jury said on Wednesday that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $965 million in damages to numerous families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting for falsely claiming they were actors who faked the tragedy. The ruling marks the second multimillion-dollar verdict ...Read more
Three SWAT officers serving a homicide warrant on early Wednesday were shot and wounded, and a suspect was killed after gunfire erupted Wednesday morning in North Philadelphia. Philadelphia police said one officer was struck in the chest, one in the leg and one in the hip while serving the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department on Aging’s Senior Health Insurance Program will be offering free assistance to help older adults with the upcoming Medicare open enrollment period. Between October 15th and December 7th, people who are already enrolled in Medicare have the ...Read more
PRINCETON – OSF HealthCare has announced that Barry Clemson, MD, is the new chief medical officer for OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center in Princeton. Dr. Clemson began his career at OSF HealthCare in 1993 as a cardiologist for what was then known as HeartCare Midwest, which later became ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is partnering with Freedom House in Princeton to raise awareness and promote Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Starting on Wednesday afternoon in the Jacobs Library Active Learning Space at IVCC, a domestic violence counselor and legal ...Read more
LASALLE – Ameren has selected a route with the state for the LaSalle Link Project. According to Ameren Illinois, the company filed a primary route with the Illinois Commerce Commission requesting their review and approval of the LaSalle Link Project, the new 138 kV transmission line that ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department is reminding residents about their drug disposal box they maintain in the lobby of the police department. Residents should take unused and expired medication to the station for proper disposal instead of to a landfill or flushing it down the toilet. ...Read more
On Tuesday, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s request to allow the special master reviewing documents seized from Mar-a-Lago access to those marked as classified. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said in court papers that Trump ...Read more
On Tuesday, the Baltimore City State Attorney’s Office announced they have dropped all charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed for the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend. The move comes weeks after Syed’s conviction was overturned on September 19th, and he ...Read more
