OTTAWA – Last week the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office announced that after a brief investigation, nine inmates at the LaSalle County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19. The jail was already taking precautions for coronavirus, but now they have implemented new policies to help
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College agriculture students now have the ability to pursue an ‘Earn and Learn’ career with GRAINCO FS and AgView FS. Under the partnership, select ag students will enjoy paid internships, summer jobs, two years’ reimbursement of all
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CHICAGO (AP) — A man with a history of crime is being held without bond for the alleged kidnapping of two University of Chicago law students from their apartment last month and forcing them to withdraw cash from ATMs. Johnathan Drummond was arrested Tuesday and charged with kidnapping, armed
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago transportation officials have added public art pieces paying tribute the the city’s history at two Chicago Transit Authority train stops. One is a series of glass panels called “Windy City Odyssey” at the Montrose Blue Line station. It shows toys and
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MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — A three-month-old snow leopard cub made her debut on an unusually cool day at Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago. Ahava (Ah-ha-vah), which means “love” in Hebrew, has been kept behind the scenes as she bonded with her mother, Malaya. Ahava on Wednesday explored her
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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois attorney general has filed a lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juice Man, alleging deceptive marketing practices aimed at enticing youth. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Cook County against the California-based company. The move
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago City Council has approved a plan to preserve housing options for low-income residents living near the planned Obama Presidential Center. Council members voted in favor of the plan Wednesday. The move follows years of back and forth between the city and activists
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SPRINGFIELD – Firearm owners in Illinois will not have to worry about their FOID cards expiring before they can be renewed. The Illinois State Police say due to COVID-19, rules regarding FOID cards and Conceal-Carry have been updated. They say if your FOID expiration date was after
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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago anti-violence group is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the killing of an 8-year-old girl shot in the back during Labor Day weekend. Early Walker, the founder of the group I’m Telling, Don’t Shoot, announced the reward Friday
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CHICAGO (AP) — More than 800 nurses have walked off the job at Chicago’s University of Illinois Hospital after the latest contract negotiations aimed at averting the strike end with an impasse. Dozens of nurses began picketing around the hospital Saturday morning after the 14-hour
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