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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Red-light enforcement cameras would be banned in some suburban Chicago communities under legislation that won House committee approval Wednesday. The measure is sponsored by Rep. David McSweeney, a Republican from Barrington Hills. It would ban photo enforcement of

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago man who portrayed himself as a heavyweight in the Las Vegas sports gambling scene has pleaded guilty to defrauding an investor out of about $9.6 million. Twenty-seven-year-old Robert Gorodetsky, of Northbrook, pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal counts of wire

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois officials say at least one non-U.S. citizen voted after an error in the state’s automatic vote registration system mistakenly registered over 500 people who said they weren’t citizens. Secretary of State Jesse White’s office released the information

OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa is gearing up for a potential project north of town. Mayor Dan Aussem and commissioners approved grant contracts with North Central Illinois Council of Governments on Tuesday night, in the event that the city is the successful bidder of a warehouse project. The

  STREATOR – Businesses in Streator are displaying hearts in their storefronts that you can buy as part of a fundraiser for Streator Unlimited. In cooperation with Shaw Appliance’s Valentine’s Day Dance, several businesses will have hearts on sale that you can give to your

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is defending his office’s handling of a sexual misconduct investigation into former Democratic state Rep. Jack Franks. The allegations against Franks date back to 2016. Madigan said Tuesday his actions were designed to protect

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois state Rep. Luis Arroyo has pleaded not guilty of bribery charges in a federal court in Chicago. Arroyo resigned his seat Nov. 1, one week after he was accused of paying a bribe to a state senator in exchange for support of a gambling bill that would have benefited

OTTAWA –  Plans for the city of Ottawa’s river crossing lift station is flowing in the right direction. On Tuesday night council purchased the 511 Illinois Avenue property, adjacent to where the river lift station is expected to be. Mayor Dan Aussem says he anticipates for the project to

  WHEATON – Bond is denied for a Streator man and his cousin who allegedly robbed a Lisle Verizon store at gunpoint. According to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Lisle Police Department, bond is denied for 24-year-old’s Ezekiel Thompson of Streator and