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STREATOR – Streator Township High School  will be welcoming their first foreign exchange student after winter break. As part of a program with Foreign Services China Group, the high school will be hosting senior Yang Ruoheng for the semester. Superintendent Dr. Matt Seaton says she will

JONESBORO, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of rigging a shotgun to his shed to prevent breaks-ins has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the death of a man who opened the shed door and was shot. William Wasmund of Union County was sentenced Monday, three months after being convicted

SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley will allow recreational marijuana dispensaries to operate in the city, come January. Andrew Martinez, a business owner, attended the Monday meeting and is moving forward with his plans after hearing the news. Martinez wants to build a social club where patrons

LASALLE – A trap, neuter and rescue program wants to help the city of LaSalle with their stray cat dilemma. Earlier this month, Mayor Jeff Grove voiced his concern regarding stray cats in the area. On Monday night, The Safe House Animal Rescue League out of Dalzell says they’re

  DEKALB – An Aurora woman faces multiple charges in connection to a shooting that left one person dead. 28-year-old Vanity Garcia is charged with concealment of a homicidal death and aggravated fleeing to elude after a deadly shooting and high speed police chase on Sunday night.

MORRISON – A Rock Falls woman has been arrested and charged with murder after a man was found deceased from an apparent stabbing in rural Whiteside County on Sunday morning. According to the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to the 22000 block of Brooks Road after 1

CHICAGO (AP) — A 16-year-old Chicago girl who was fatally shot in the head while walking home from work was likely an unintended target, police said. Police were looking at surveillance video Monday in the weekend slaying of Angie Monroy, who was a junior at Benito Juarez Community

ROUND LAKE BEACH – (AP) – A suburban Chicago man who spent decades getting arrested and convicted of driving on a revoked license is heading to prison to serve a six-year sentence after pleading guilty to his 26th charge. Sixty-two-year-old Steven Knutson of Round Lake Beach was

HARVARD, Ill. (AP) – A former city clerk in a northern Illinois community faces a maximum sentence of five years in state prison after being found guilty of one count of possession of child pornography. Andrew Wells was found guilty of the one count last week by McHenry County Judge Michael

MENDOTA – The city of Mendota received its first ever female police sergeant after Officer Amy Mann was promoted at Monday night’s city council meeting. Police Chief Greg Kellen spoke to the council about Mann’s service to the city over her six years with the department. Before her