PERU – A barn was destroyed in a Sunday morning fire near Peru. The Peru Fire Department was called around 11:30 AM to the 3500 block of Illinois Route 251, where the structure, reportedly full of hay, had flames showing. Multiple area departments responded to the scene, however, the
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A 21-year-old man shot by Rockford police during a traffic stop remains in critical condition. The Rockford Register star says police Friday evening tried to stop the man who was allegedly wanted on warrants including for aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated
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CHICAGO (AP) — A Texas-based company is closing its remaining coal-fired power plants in Illinois. Vistra Energy had already shuttered four Illinois coal-fired power plants in Canton, Coffeen, Havana and Hennepin and agreed to close another near Peoria as part of a legal settlement. But the
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PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois man has been re-sentenced to life in prison in the 1978 killings of his mother, stepfather and brother. Jimmy Childers was 17 when convicted in three murders. Childers, now 59, petitioned for the hearing in 2018 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that life
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials have announced a $5 million grant program for meat and poultry producers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Livestock and poultry producers have been hit hard with being unable to sell to processors, which have seen plant closures as a result of
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois motorists should beware of more deer activity this time of year, particularly at dawn and dusk.Officials from the Illinois Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation note that it’s deer mating season, meaning more deer will be on the move —
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced nearly 50 COVID related deaths this weekend. Health officials say that 31 deaths were reported Saturday and 17 on Sunday, and since Friday afternoon, 3,995 Illinoisans have contracted the virus. Locally, the LaSalle County
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) — MacMurray College will put its real estate up for auction in November as it prepares to close at the end of the spring session following 174 years of operation. A separate online auction currently underway is offering 600 items from the college located in Jacksonville.
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PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department program Healthy Families Illinois has maintained their accreditation by a national organization. Every four years, the health department’s Families program must pass a rigorous and comprehensive assessment in order to earn accreditation
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CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police officer who was captured nearly 15 years after he fled while awaiting trial on drug charges has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison. Eddie Hicks was convicted last year on racketeering, drug and gun charges, and jumping bail. Prosecutors say the
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