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KIRKLAND, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois couple who wanted their farmland turned back into prairie after they died will see it done while still living. The DeKalb County Forest Preserve District already is converting 57 acres donated by Jim and Joretta Chambers of Kirkland into prairie. Over

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House cranked out mountains of legislation Saturday in an overtime workday, producing a $39.9 billion budget, a $45 billion state construction program, and billions of dollars in new taxes and fees to fund it, from a doubled gasoline tax to a leviathan

BARTLETT, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his 93-year-old mother. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office says 64-year-old Edward Mitzelfeld of Bartlett was ordered Friday held on a $5 million bond. Police

  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it could have a proposed oil pipeline tunnel built and operating beneath a crucial Great Lakes channel by early 2024, responding to demands from Michigan officials to expedite the shutdown of existing twin pipelines. The Canadian

PERU – A child was reported missing late Friday night, but after an area search was discovered safe in Peru.   More details are expected to be released later, but near the 2400 block of Plum Street a young child had reportedly gotten up during the night and wandered outside.    Police,

Springfield, IL… State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) joined business and labor communities Wednesday, May 22 in Springfield during a press conference to call on the Governor and lawmakers to pass legislation that would create tax incentives for the state’s data center industry, bring

Twenty-six students were honored during Illinois Valley Community College’s 38th Annual Adult Education Recognition Event on May 15.             Two student speakers shared their stories during the event. Cesar Verdin of La Salle is a high school equivalency recipient who moved to

OTTAWA – Two people were taken into custody after Ottawa Police and the department’s K9, seized over 40 bags of suspected heroin during a traffic stop, Thursday. 67-year-old Kendrix C. Williams and 34-year-old Cassandra M. Clark both of Ottawa were charged with Unlawful Possession of a