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LADD – A traffic stop last Thursday morning along Interstate 80 near Ladd led to the arrest of a pair from California on a number of drug charges. In a release by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, a free air K-9 search initiated a search that discovered purported drugs in

OTTAWA – A fake 911 phone call scam has been reported in LaSalle County. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, the call comes in on a recipient’s phone listed as 911 Emergency. Officials say if you receive one of these types of calls it is not coming from law

MENDOTA – A man was arrested after making threatening comments at a school in Mendota Monday morning. In a release by the Mendota Police Department they say that 26-year-old Angel Sanchez of Mendota allegedly made comments directed at Northbrook officials and personnel. He was charged

ORLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man faces felony hate crime charges after he allegedly broke windows of a church and spray-painted doors and walls with anti-religious words. In a news release, Orland Park Police say that 23-year-old Luke Corrigan of Orland Park was arrested over the

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Raising the minimum wage in Illinois would help some residents out of poverty and increase economic activity, according to a new study by a local nonprofit. The Illinois Economic Policy Institute what would happen if the state raised minimum wage from $8.25 an hour to

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The son of a Bradley University professor and her husband who were reported missing was one of two men arrested in the connection with their deaths, authorities announced Monday. Jose Ramirez, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Susan Brill

MORRIS – A construction worker is conscious after being extricated from a trench when a dirt wall collapsed, in Morris on Monday. According to the Morris Police Department just after 11 a.m. Morris Fire Protection and EMS were called to the 1900 block of Mountain road for an accident at a

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois sheriff says a search is underway for a Bradley University professor and her husband who are missing after a possible violent struggle in their home. The Peoria County sheriff says deputies found blood inside the rural home of Susan Brill de Ramirez and

COMPTON-A mid-day fire in Compton destroyed a two story home and filled the small Lee County community with smoke on Monday. Around 11:30 firefighters were called to the 100 block of West Cherry Street for a home fully engulfed in flames. Multiple area departments responded, including Compton,

MORRIS – Two were arrested early Saturday morning along Interstate 80 near Morris for possession of a stolen firearm. In a release by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, they say that after midnight a deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for allegedly speeding. During the