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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski is lamenting the level of gun violence in the U.S. after fleeing a gunman during the California festival shooting. Lipinski was at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in northern California last night with his wife when a gunman fatally shot

SANDWICH- The Fire Chief of Sandwich has passed away at the age of 47 on Monday.  Chief Jake Pruski was selected for the top spot in 2016.   No arrangements have been announced.

SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley is expected to authorize the hiring of a part-time firefighter after a lack thereof since the beginning of the year. Talks of hiring on paid day time firemen began back in January after Chief Bogatitus said volunteers were unable to leave their day time job to

      PERU – The Iowa Interstate Railroad will be conducting maintenance at the railroad tracks near Putnam Street in Peru on Tuesday. The road will be closed from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. while work is being performed.

OTTAWA – A culvert on East 1509th Road in Ottawa Township will be closed for replacement beginning Wednesday. The project is a a quarter of a mile north of U.S Route 6. Work is expected to last a week. Motorists are advised to use alternatives routes around the construction site.

  SYCAMORE – Volunteers disaster responders with the American Red Cross responded to a Sycamore fire that displaced more than 100 people. On Saturday night volunteers responded to a fire in St. Albans Green apartment complex in Sycamore that displaced 120 people. The Red Cross provided

  WASHINGTON – Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) led a House Floor debate in support of a Motion to Recommit that would amend H.R. 3239 and affirm the support of Congress for the hard work of our U.S. Border Patrol agents working at the CBP agencies. The Motion to Recommit passed the

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a box truck has died after the vehicle was struck by an Amtrak passenger train in northeast Illinois, causing several train cars to derail. The Will County coroner’s office says 77-year-old Richard E. Millette of Frankfort,

UTICA – The man who died after a fall behind Starved Rock Lodge early Sunday morning has been identified.  The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office say 31-year-old Alexander J. Torres of Holland, Michigan was pronounced dead after area fire departments worked to recover him from a hill

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head at a Chicago home in what police are investigating as a possible accidental shooting. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi posted on Twitter that the child’s family told police they heard a gunshot Sunday