SENECA – The investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a 72-year-old woman in July has led to the arrest of a Seneca man. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that after an investigation involving the Illinois State Police Crime Lab, they took 23-year-old Kevin J. Paulsen of
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say there is no doubt the 48-year-old man who fatally shot three co-workers at a central Illinois warehouse earlier this year before killing himself targeted his victims. Springfield Police Chief Kenny Winslow on Friday said Michael Collins possessed two
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URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois man has been sentenced to probation and ordered not to possess any animals one year after officials seized more than 80 dogs living in deplorable conditions inside his home. A Champaign County judge sentenced 61-year-old Mark Richards of Champaign to one
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man has been found guilty but mentally ill in the 2018 shooting death of a village board member and tax assessor. Eldon C. Williams Jr. of Godfrey was shot in the back of the head while sitting in his car in the driveway of an Alton home where he
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Amtrak a $5.6 million grant for track improvements and other work in New Mexico and Colorado along the Southwest Chief passenger train route between Chicago and Los Angeles. The grant will help pay for upgrading 12.4
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CHICAGO (AP) — Transportation officials are seeking public input for a roughly $3 billion overhaul of Chicago’s iconic Lake Shore Drive. The Chicago Tribune reports the modernization project on a North Side stretch of the road is aimed at improving shoreline protection along Lake
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MENDOTA – The need for blood donations never ends, and your chance to help save a life will be happening at the Mendota Civic Center Thursday, October 8th from 9 AM – 2 PM. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will be hosting a blood drive in the Grand Ballroom. Appointments,
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DEKALB – DeKalb County is now considered to be at a warning level for coronavirus along with 27 other counties, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. A county is placed on a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators increase, such as the number of deaths or new
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SPRINGFIELD – 28 Illinois counties were announced to be at a warning level for COVID-19, reported the IDPH Friday. A county is placed on a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators increase, such as number of deaths, clusters, and new cases per 100,000 people. Among these
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OTTAWA – 31 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in LaSalle County, the largest single day case count in the county since the 11th of September. This makes 1,806 positive cases since the start of the pandemic. With 40 additional recoveries announced on Friday as well, currently 1,266 cases
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