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  ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The northern Illinois city that figured prominently in the movie “A League of Their Own” may be getting a museum of its own. The Rockford Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously this

YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The deadline to finalize an out-of-court settlement between former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse has been delayed until next week. The court clerk’s

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s fate is now in a jury’s hands after weeks of lurid testimony in a sexual misconduct trial. The panel of seven men and five women began

By JOHN O’CONNOR and SARA BURNETT Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has new legislative maps that will be used for elections over the next decade. Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved the maps Friday despite concerns from

CHICAGO (AP) — A kind of bird that not that long ago was so rare in Illinois that people traveled hours just to catch a glimpse of one have lately been winging their way through the Chicago

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson is headed home a month after he was hospitalized for a breakthrough COVID-19 infection and following intensive physical therapy for Parkinson’s disease. Jackson spoke briefly

CHICAGO (AP) — It’s the latest violent tragedy involving young people in Chicago: Two teenagers who attended the same high school were killed just hours apart Tuesday. Jamari Williams was outside a bank in a strip mall

    STREATOR – Streator High School’s District Board is preparing to hire their next Superintendent. The application process is open to interested individuals and the deadline to apply is October 15th. Education consultants with the School

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — A man who stole $2 million from Kankakee and a regional wastewater agency has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison and two years of home confinement. Richard Simms was accused of

LISLE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago Catholic school has reversed course and offered a job to a girls lacrosse coach. Benet Academy in suburban Lisle acknowledged Tuesday that it had withdrawn a head coaching offer to

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The mayor of Peoria says the city is at a “breaking point” after three shootings this week, the city’s 23rd homicide of the year and a major fight at a high school. More

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been charged with obtaining dozens of young homicide victims’ death certificates and using them to defraud the government out of thousands of dollars in tax refunds and coronavirus stimulus payments.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has pitched a pilot program giving $500 monthly payments to 5,000 low-income households for a year. The first-term Democrat announced the $31.5 million effort Monday during her budget address. Lightfoot

LISLE, Ill. (AP) — Critics say a Catholic school in suburban Chicago rescinded a job offer to a coach after learning that she was in a same-sex marriage. About 40 alumni, parents and students met outside Benet

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have halted their search in a wooded preserve for a Florida man following the apparent discovery of his girlfriend’s body in Wyoming after she went missing on a cross country trip.

  STREATOR – The City of Streator is applying for a grant to install sidewalks in the Riverside Area. The Safe Routes to School Grant that the city is hoping to receive will go towards installing ADA-compliant

    PEORIA – A Streator man has died as a result of a motorcycle crash in Peoria. According to the Peoria Police Department, on Saturday before 3 a.m., they responded to the area of Main and

AMBOY – A 20-year-old Dixon man is facing Reckless Homicide charges after a single vehicle crash in April killed two. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced that Draven Z. Webb was charged with two class 3 felonies

  MENDOTA – Even after 31 years, people in and around Mendota remember what happened the morning of September 20th of 1990, but no clues have surfaced after that day about what exactly happened to 21-year-old Veronica

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing Co. will invest $200 million to manufacture the U.S. Navy’s latest unmanned aircraft at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. Officials from the company, local

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois attorney general’s office has launched a new effort to addressed organized retail crime which one national trade organization says leads to $45 billion in losses each year.  Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois woman accused of resenting a boyfriend’s 4-year-old son was sentenced to 75 years in prison for killing the boy. Lesli Jett was portrayed as a selfish drug abuser who didn’t like

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with Star Energy Partners LLC over its investigation into the alternative electric retail supplier’s practices. The ICC has announced the settlement includes $300,000 in refunds,

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has unveiled the hulking desk the president-elect used in 1861 to craft his first inaugural address. The desk was presented

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — All 18 Illinois job centers offering services for people searching for work are accepting in-person appointments after shifting to remote operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Department of Employment

PERU – The Peru Police Department is having their annual car seat safety check on Saturday at Hyvee. Car seat technicians will work directly with families to assist in installing and checking their car seats. Lead organizer

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge is set to decide on several motions ahead of the trial for a man accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ governor has signed into law a pledge to eliminate the state’s climate-damaging carbon emissions within a quarter-century. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s action Wednesday includes money to