OTTAWA – Local unemployment rates have remained fairly steady after a significant decrease in May. According to local unemployment averages for June by the Illinois Department of Employment and Security, statewide numbers made a slight decrease, now at 4.3% of persons unemployed ...Read more
Washington – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further details of the $16 billion package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers while the Administration continues to work on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals. In May, President Trump directed ...Read more
KENTLAND, Ind. (AP) — A man accused of abusing calves at an Indiana dairy farm that’s a popular agritourism destination is in federal immigration custody. Newton County jail officers transferred 36-year-old Edgar Gardozo-Vasquez to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on July ...Read more
KENTLAND, Ind. (AP) — A man accused of abusing calves at an Indiana dairy farm that’s a popular agritourism destination is in federal immigration custody. Newton County jail officers transferred 36-year-old Edgar Gardozo-Vasquez to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on July ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Police in Chicago have arrested three teenage girls in the beating of a 15-year-old special needs girl that was recorded on cellphone video and shared online. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted Thursday that the suspects face aggravated battery and mob action charges. ...Read more
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a possible police impersonator may have stopped two female motorists in northwestern Indiana in recent weeks. Indiana State Police say a motorist was stopped on southbound Interstate 65 near Crown Point the night of July 8 by a man in a black or dark ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Commonwealth Edison customers in northern Illinois who lost power for much of June 30 after storms moved across the area can file claims for any financial loss suffered as a result. During the height of the storm, utility spokesman John Schoen said about 99,000 customers were ...Read more
SHABBONA – A Will County man was arrested after an investigation into a burglary at the Indian Oaks Country Club in Shabbona. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office 30-year-old David W. Kur of Plainfield was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with Burglary and ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Public health officials say Illinois is among 24 states affected by a recall of fennel seed products over possible Salmonella contamination. Mountain Rose Herbs of Eugene, Oregon, is recalling all sizes of its fennel seed, ranging from 4 ounces to 50 pounds. The product was sold ...Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Juvenile attempted murder charges have been filed against a 14-year-old boy who allegedly aimed gunfire at two Rockford police officers. Police Chief Dan O’Shea says officers responded late Tuesday to gunfire and found several youths standing behind an elementary ...Read more
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