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DEKALB – A Dekalb County man is dead, after being ejected from his SUV. Dekalb Sheriffs and Sycamore EMS were called shortly before 6 AM Saturday for a reported head on collision on First Street. 30-year-old Dominique

COMPTON – The two parks in the village of Compton were damaged over the weekend and have caused the bathrooms to be closed.    Officials locked the facilities until repairs could be made, but going forward they

OTTAWA – A Canadian man has died after a skydiving accident near Ottawa on Friday.   According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office 68-year-old Reginald C. Hurlbut of British Columbia was pronounced dead at Skydive Chicago.  The incident

SPRING VALLEY – Illinois Valley Veterans Memorial Bridge is scheduled to open Monday in Spring Valley. The replacement Route 89 bridge over the Illinois River is going to be wider than the old bridge to allow for

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A mother whose son was fatally shot by police in Peoria is suing the city and several officers in the shooting last September. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Peoria late Sunday

OTTAWA – The Lasalle County Health Department is encouraging parents to complete all of their children’s school health care requirements and recommendations. Vaccines help prevent serious diseases like measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis (whooping cough), as well as some

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The superintendent of Illinois historic sites including the Old State Capitol and Lincoln Tomb has been tapped to serve as curator of the newly remodeled Illinois Governor’s Mansion. Gov. Bruce Rauner announced Friday

LEXINGTON – A Livingston County mother is dead, and her infant daughter injured in a two vehicle crash near Lexington.    McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis says they received a call of a vehicle fatality on I-55

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. (AP) — The president of two Peoria automobile dealerships is dead after he lost control of his race car and crashed during a race at a track in Canada. Durham Regional Police say the crash

MARSEILLES – The 16th Annual Illinois Freedom Run was Saturday from Morris to Marseilles to honor those lives lost in the Middle East and hundreds of motorcyclists were in attendance. Joining in the ceremonies at the Middle

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A Bloomington nurse has pleaded guilty to stealing opioid patches from terminally ill nursing home residents. 31-year-old James Rellihan pleaded guilty to residential burglary. Five other charges were dropped as part of the

OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — A 68-year-old skydiver has been killed after his parachute apparently failed to open over a field in LaSalle County. Authorities say the man hit the ground about 5 p.m. Friday near Ottawa.  He

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Brookfield Zoo says two Amur leopard cubs, members of an endangered species, are doing well two months after being born. The zoo said Thursday the 8-week-old cubs are 8 and 9 pounds and

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — This is for anyone who wants to know about the days when the Great Emancipator was the Great Romancer. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is offering walking tours in

SPRING VALLEY – It looks like the day could finally come to ride across the new Spring Valley bridge. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the newly constructed Illinois 89 bridge over the Illinois River

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is auctioning off hundreds of confiscated or abandoned items including deer hunting tree stands, live traps and fishing rods. IDNR says the auction is scheduled for June

MARSEILLES – Saturday Marseilles will come alive with the sound of motorcycles as they kick off the 16th annual freedom run to honor veterans. The celebration begins at 6 a.m. where motorcycles will be lined up at

SPRINGFIELD–An Earlville teen was part of the all-female FFA Illinois State Officer Team that was elected Thursday at the 90th annual Illinois State Convention. Miriam Hoffman was elected to serve the next year as Secretary. This marks

CHICAGO (AP) — Entrepreneur Elon Musk said Thursday a high-speed transportation system that will whisk people between downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport at speeds of up to 150 mph could be operational in about three years.

OGLESBY – Anne Baker presents the 2018 Dolores “Dee” Heflebower Memorial Nursing Scholarship to Jonathon Bourell of Streator.  The award is supported by an Illinois Valley Community Hospital Foundation fund established by Baker and her husband, the

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general has filed a sixth lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company for deceptive marketing of opioid-based painkillers. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens in

  MORRIS – Details were released by the Grundy County Coroner’s Office regarding a cold case of an unidentified female whose body was found in 1976. The details come as an illustration of the victim to help

CHICAGO (AP) — The trial of a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Chicago resulting from the 2015 fatal police shooting of a teenager and a grandmother is set to start with jury selection. Quintonio LeGrier’s

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge is blocking a Lake County community from enforcing its ban on certain semi-automatic guns. The temporary restraining order issued Tuesday by a Lake County judge came a day before the village

PONTIAC – An Illinois man convicted of killing an Indiana woman and dumping her body in Livingston County back in the 1990’s could be facing the death penalty in California for the murders of five more women.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal prosecutor has charged nine people in the state of Oregon with financial and drug crimes in a scheme that involved defrauding banks and using the money to start illegal marijuana grow

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he will hire a human resources director and officer for equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to combat sexual harassment. In a statement, it was announced Madigan

HINCKLEY – A man was seriously injured after a single vehicle accident that sent his car through the air into a power pole before landing in a creek. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday afternoon

SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) — DeKalb man convicted of beating and stabbing his girlfriend to death and then hiding her body in a closet has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. DeKalb County Circuit Judge Robbin Stuckert

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — School officials in Peoria have decided to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from an elementary school and instead honor the area’s first black female doctor. The Peoria Public Schools board voted Monday to rename

CHICAGO (AP) — The Republicans in Illinois’ congressional delegation are asking President Trump not to grant former Gov. Rod Blagojevich clemency. Trump has said he is considering commuting the Democrat’s sentence for corruption. Blagojevich has served about

CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of Chicago’s homeless have been forced to pack up their belongings and leave an area along the Chicago River they have long called their own. By Monday afternoon, crates, blankets, a few bicycles

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has become the 30th state to adopt the Uniform Bar Exam allowing state attorneys to more easily practice in other states. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier says the exam

OTTAWA – Petitions for solar farms were on the agenda at the LaSalle County Board meeting Monday afternoon with only one winning approval.  The construction of three solar farms were discussed and voted for with special conditions for

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Board on Monday passed a resolution retaining a law firm to take part in multi-district litigation against pharmaceutical companies and distributors.   The resolution would allow the county to pursue in federal

PRINCETON – A robbery Saturday afternoon in Princeton is being investigated by authorities. Princeton Police were called to the 600 block of North Main Street for a report of an armed robbery. According to the police, witnesses

MENDOTA – A teen from Utica was killed after an apparent single vehicle crash Sunday morning outside of Mendota.   Authorities were called Sunday morning to an intersection near North 3973rd and North 4009th Road for a

OTTAWA – A wet and rainy weekend filled with numerous bands of showers and thunderstorms caused minor flooding in areas and some roads to temporarily close. The National Weather Service reports that some areas received for 6″

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Police say seven people were wounded in an apparent gang-related shooting at a child’s birthday party in Kane County. The shooting happened early Sunday in Aurora. Police say the suspected shooters arrived on

CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago is sending out staffers into various communities to get municipal ID cards into the hands of undocumented immigrants, homeless people, senior citizens and others who often find it hard to

STREATOR – The Vermillion Trail project along the river will get a visit from the City Council on Tuesday.   A tour from the city contractor responsible for the Greenway Project will be taking suggestions from the

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — An August trial date has been set for a 19-year-old man who has pleaded not guilty to charges he opened fire at Dixon high school last month. Matthew Milby Jr. faces felony gun

PERU – One woman is in jail after trying to allegedly demand drugs through a pharmacy drive thru window.  Saturday evening Peru police were called to the CVS off of Shooting Park Road for a possible attempted robbery

BLOOMINGTON – Two people are dead and two others are injured after a shooting in Bloomington early Sunday morning. According to the Bloomington Police Department, around 1 AM they were called to the 1200 block of Orchard

OTTAWA – A new volunteer program with OSF Healthcare is making it possible for teens to work in the hospital setting. Teens who are currently in 8th grade through senior year can work closely with patients at

CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Illinois and Microsoft are launching a new partnership to help students with autism pursue science and technology careers. Microsoft is investing $200,000 in the Accessibility Lighthouse Program, which started Monday. Harold

CHICAGO – The Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers about tickets that were sold for an allegedly fake festival. Taco Fest Chicago reportedly advertised free parking, entertainment and claimed a wide variety of taco vendors and food

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a measure that will prevent consumer reporting agencies from charging people for protecting their credit reports. The governor signed the plan into law Friday. Companies can no longer

LASALLE- LaSalle-Peru High School announced the hire of a new band director.   During the Board meeting Thursday it was announced they chose Paula Tuttle to take over the role.   Tuttle holds both a bachelors and masters degree