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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of black 17-year-old Laquan McDonald will stand trial Sept. 5. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan’s ruling comes more than 2 ½ years after Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder in the

HENNEPIN- A Standard man has been found guilty of murdering and burying his sister in law. Clifford Andersen was found guilty Friday, in a Putnam County Court of the 2016 murder of Deborah Dewey. It took a jury of 9 men and 3 women under four hours to reach a guilty verdict on charges of murder

HENNEPIN- Closing statements were heard by prosecution and defense for the murder of Deborah Dewey at the Putnam County Courthouse, Friday. Clifford Andersen is accused of the concealment and murder of his sister in law. The prosecution used circumstantial evidence as their strongest points in

HENNEPIN – Closing arguments commence this morning and by this afternoon the Clifford Andersen trial is expected to be in the hands of the jury in Putnam County. Nine men and three women will decide the fate of Andersen, who is accused of the concealment and murder of Deborah Dewey in 2016.

ROCK FALLS – An investigation by the Blackhawk Area Task Force has led to the arrest of a man on gun and drug charges. On Thursday authorities arrested 38-year-old Joseph H. Greul of Lyndon, Illinois on multiple charges stemming from an investigation into methamphetamine distribution.

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Police say a suburban Chicago couple face charges that they kept their 10-year-old daughter in their basement for several months because they believed she was possessed by a demon. Waukegan police say the 48-year-old Randy Swopes and 49-year-old Katherine Swopes were

KINGS – A multi-agency training exercise will be taking place in Ogle County on Saturday at the school in Kings. The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting an active school shooting drill along with the Ogle/Lee Fire Protection District, Rochelle Fire Department, Ogle County

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a Peoria police officer fatally shot a 19-year-old man who fled from a vehicle after a traffic stop in Peoria. The Peoria County coroner says Luis Cruz was pronounced dead early Thursday at a hospital soon after the shooting. City police spokeswoman Amy

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Midwest grocery store chain Hy-Vee Inc. has recalled its store-brand spring pasta salad after 20 people got salmonella in Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday the West Des Moines-based grocery chain discovered

STREATOR -Telecommunications taxes in Streator will be doubled by next year according to the city council. Committee members met, Wednesday to discuss a tax hike for all Streator citizens with wireless communication. Starting in January taxes will go up from 3% to 6%. With landlines diminishing,