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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 45 deaths and 634 cases in the past 24 hours.  On Saturday, public health officials released the latest daily data, which was an increase of 16 deaths but a decrease of 28 cases since Saturday a week ago. 41 of the 45 deaths came

OTTAWA – The body that was discovered Thursday in a creek near Sheridan has been identified.  According to the LaSalle County Coroner, 61-year-old Kevin Comer, of Sheridan, was found in Somonauk Creek.    Deputies were called to the scene Thursday afternoon near the 4100 block of East

STREATOR – The Streator Police say a man was struck by a vehicle Thursday night.   According to the report, they were called to the intersection of East Main and North Otter Creek around 9:30 PM after a 65-year-old Streator man was apparently hit by a vehicle.   He was taken to OSF Health

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Chicago businessman convicted of supporting terrorist groups has been arrested in Los Angeles to face murder charges in India for attacks in Mumbai in 2008 that killed more than 160 people. Federal prosecutors said Friday that

  By JOHNATHAN HETTINGER of Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defended its decision to allow farmers to continue to spray a recently banned herbicide through July 31 in a court filing on Tuesday evening. The agency

The City of Peru announced fire hydrants will be flushed starting June 22nd and continuing through July 1st.   Periodically the hydrants need to have fresh water run through them to prevent  silt or rust from damaging firefighter equipment.  Flushing will occur weekdays from 6 AM until 3:30

By JOHN O’CONNOR and DON BABWIN Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court says Chicago can keep all records of complaints about police officers, no matter how old they are. The court ruled 6-1 on Thursday that state law trumps a provision of the police

OGLESBY- The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America recently made a $10,000 grant to the Illinois Valley Community College agriculture program for biotechnology equipment. The equipment will be used in Introduction to Field Crop Science and Animal Science labs. Compeer made a $5,000 donation

CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people are participating in upbeat and celebratory marches through Chicago to mark Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Participants in one march Friday danced to music played by a small marching band. Illinois Gov. J.B.