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URBANA, Ill. (AP) — New defense filings in the 2017 slaying of a University of Illinois scholar from China is shedding light on why federal officials presume the missing scholar is dead. Brendt Christensen is charged in the kidnapping and death of Yingying Zhang, who went missing on June 9,

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Police say an 8-year-old boy was shot to death in what was apparently a terrible accident in Kankakee. Kankakee Police said in a news release that officers were called to a residence at about 1 p.m. Sunday to discover Jeremiah Wilson, Jr. had been shot. The boy was taken

LASALLE – A motion to address changes to the LaSalle City Code relating to pets was passed in a council meeting Monday. After a puppy was killed by a neighboring dog last month in LaSalle, Alderman James Demes is pushing for a stricter ordinance. Demes related it to a Senate Bill called,

LONG POINT – The area fire departments of Long Point and Reading recently donated old fire hose to Woodland School for a new purpose – school security.   They announced 150 feet would be cut into small sections to be used to barricade doors in the event of an active shooter.  The

PAW PAW – A man reportedly fell asleep while driving home from work early Monday morning, striking a Semi Truck, a utility pole and rolling several times. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office before 7 AM a 20-year-old Paw Paw man was traveling west in a car on Chicago Road

PERU – Bergner’s in Peru is seeing its last days. The retail giant, whose first store opened in Peoria in 1889, will be closing its doors forever on Wednesday, August 29th. Bergner’s parent company The Bon Ton Stores, which operated more than 260 department stores under several

LELAND – Crime Stoppers is seeking information into a reported burglary that occurred to an out building in Leland. The owner reported sometimes between August 20th and August 21st, an unknown individual forced entry into the building on the 8400 block of Suydam Road. A number of tools were

SPRING VALLEY – A 9-year-old girl on a bicycle was struck by a pickup in Spring Valley Monday morning. According to Spring Valley Police, the child was crossing at US Route 6 and Richards Street with a crossing guard who was holding a stop sign when a pickup truck traveling east reportedly

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — In a story Aug. 26 about a new state law, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a law requiring cat owners to have their pets vaccinated for rabies with regular updates from the age of four months. The General Assembly changed

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Marijuana growers across Illinois are expanding, including GTI, a company with a facility in Oglesby, despite years of lower-than-expected demand in the state’s medical cannabis pilot program. The facilities expect more residents to gain access to the drug through a