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SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — A 71-year prison sentence has been handed to a suburban Chicago man convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy in 2012. Dajae Coleman, an Evanston Township High School freshman, was walking with a group of friends when he shot to death. Wesley Woodson of Evanston was eventually

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis-based company has issued a recall for melon products sold in 16 states after being linked to a salmonella outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the recall includes cut watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe produced by Caito Foods LLC.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Legislation barring local governments from establishing what is known as right-to-work zones has been signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The bill prohibits laws barring employers and labor organizations from signing contracts that require workers to join unions or

SHERIDAN – A Sheridan man is in the Kendall County Jail after being arrested on alleged sexual abuse and weapons charges.   On April 12th, after an investigation by the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Donald Hicks was taken into custody on a warrant for Aggravated Criminal

HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a mother and her unborn child. Rodney E. Black was convicted Thursday of charges stemming from the April 17, 2015, murder of Latisha Reidelberger and the child she was carrying. In

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield plans a celebration to mark the 175th anniversary of Lincoln’s purchase of his home. The library plans free admission for its first 175 visitors May 2 and a special display of artifacts, including

CHICAGO (AP) — University of Chicago Medicine has announced that a $9 million donation toward expanding trauma care to help children and their families recover by going beyond just medical treatment to include things like psychiatric counseling. It said in a Wednesday statement that the Ellen

CHICAGO (AP) — After being on the market for years, a red brick two-flat on Chicago’s South Side that once belonged to gangster Al Capone has been sold.  Listing agent Ryan Smith says the 2,820-square-foot building in the city’s Park Manor neighborhood sold last week for $226,000,

PERU – On Monday and Tuesday the City Water Plant and Eureka Savings Bank on North Peoria Street in Peru will be closed for the day. The closures are due to the city’s plans to widen the road.

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will pilot a Transfer Academy this fall. The program allows dual credit high school students to be released in the afternoon for classes at Ottawa Center. Through the initiative, high school students can complete all general education courses over