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PERU – A traffic stop of a rental truck led to the arrest of two individuals for cannibis trafficking. Tuesday evening Peru Police had stopped a rental truck near Plank Road on Interstate 80 for allegedly speeding when, during a search they discovered 50 pounds of alleged cannabis as well

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has been awarded a $43.5 million federal grant to fight opioid abuse. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that the Illinois portion is part of more than $1 billion the agency distributed to all states as part of its five-point

CHICAGO (AP) — Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrat J.B. Pritzker are meeting for their first debate of the Illinois governor’s race. Rauner is trying to win a second term against Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune who’s never held public office. Polls have

DALZELL – A rash of vehicle burglaries reported on Wednesday have caused the Dalzell Police Department to seek the public’s help in locating those who may be involved.   On Wednesday it was reported that eight vehicles, all unlocked, were entered in the village in the early morning

MENDOTA – An updated and enhanced plan for an armed intruder situation is being implemented at Mendota High School.    According to Principal Denise   Aughenbaugh the method of Run – Hide – Fight has been endorsed by many first responders, including the Mendota Police

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors will continue to present evidence in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke who is charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald. Prosecutors still haven’t called to the stand several officers who were at the scene the night that the

STREATOR – Streator’s Fire Department will be getting some upgrades to their emergency equipment. Nearly $120,000 was awarded by The Department of Homeland Security to acquire new devices, including new heart monitors, defibrillators and CPR devices. According to Fire Chief Gary Bird, the

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago police officers clearly do not want to be in court testifying against a colleague accused of murder, with one of them so uncomfortable he couldn’t bring himself to point to the man on trial, something witnesses are routinely asked to do. But one after another

  STREATOR – Streator Township High School will receive a grant to help support their truancy programs. The board motioned to approve $68,000 each year for three years for the Truants Alternative and Optional Education Program awarded by the Illinois Board of Education. According to

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A former Marine already sentenced to death for killing a sailor in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to fatally attacking two young girls in a suburban Chicago park 13 years ago. A judge sentenced Jorge Torrez, 30, to 100 years in prison under a plea deal with prosecutors