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SPRING VALLEY -Spring Valley is beginning a process to update the city’s comprehensive plan.  According to Economic Development Director Debb Ladgenski, The planning process will outline a vision and strategic framework for future development, redevelopment, and community building projects

CHICAGO –  State and local gas prices continue to increase month after month. Since January, consumers have been paying up to 30 cents more per gallon each month, with this month fairing no different. According to the American Automobile Association, the state averages $2.97 per gallon, an

HENNEPIN  – Marquis Inc. announced its decision to let more than 800 acres in Illinois land options in Scott County, near Jacksonville, expire in late April, shelving its plans for the development of a $500 million ethanol facility. Marquis cited pending state legislation that would undermine

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say they have found what they believe is the body of a 5-year-old Illinois boy who went missing last week, and that his parents have been charged with murder in his death. Crystal Lake police Chief James Black said at a news conference Wednesday that

PERU – Parkside Elementary in Peru will be participating in a drill with the Peru Police Department Wednesday.  Superintendent Mark Cross announced that the yearly drill will help ensure the safety of students in the event of an emergency.  The police will be working with staff to train

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — The FBI and police in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake are planning a news conference as they search for a 5-year-old boy who has been missing for nearly a week. The Crystal Lake Police Department says the news conference will take place at noon on Wednesday at City

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State public health workers are increasing accessibility to vaccines in response to an outbreak of measles in the U.S. that includes seven cases in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health says it’s also expanding outreach in communities with low

CHICAGO (AP) — At least two people have died and 14 others are hospitalized following drug overdoses in Chicago. Chicago police spokesman Officer Jose Jara says a person, whose age and gender were not immediately known, was found dead of an apparent overdose early Tuesday on the city’s

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Two lawsuits have been filed against an Illinois man whose son is accused of killing four people and injuring three others in a shooting at a Nashville Waffle House. The lawsuits were filed in Tazewell County on Monday — the anniversary of the shooting — against Jeffrey

O’FALLON, Ill. (AP) — Police in southern Illinois say the husband of a woman whose burning body was found inside an automobile has been taken into custody. Authorities say Andrew Montez McKissick was taken into custody without incident late Monday and is being held at the Shelby County