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  CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’ sister has died — nearly three decades after her life-saving kidney transplant helped turn White into a champion of organ donation. White’s office says Doris Ivy died of natural causes on Friday at Northwestern

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Police officials remind motorists to drive sober or get pulled over. Please designate a driver while celebrating during the July 4th holiday period. The ISP message is clear: if you drink and drive, you will be arrested. ISP Troopers in every District will

HENNEPIN – Follow-up samples collected in the Illinois River last week showed no evidence of the algal toxin, microcystin, including samples collected near Hennepin and Marseilles. Previous samples collected at these locations detected microcystins. However, it’s likely that heavy rains

CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s lawyers have told a federal judge in Illinois they intend to appeal to the Supreme Court and want a freeze on his corruption trial to continue until the high court reviews his case. Their filing Monday in Urbana argues that having to prepare

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she’s returning to full-time work after 12 weeks of leave to care for her baby. The Illinois Democrat said that she stayed at her Washington home as much as possible but returned to the Senate for critical votes. A daughter, Maile Bowlsbey,

WYANET – A Lamoille man is dead after a single vehicle accident in Bureau County.  Bureau County Sheriffs and Wyanet EMS were called around 5 AM on Saturday for a reported accident near Wyanet. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office says that a LaMoille man, identified as 34-year-old

PONTIAC – The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement warning the public about home improvement scammers. They received a report of persons claiming to refinish and renovate driveways, then demand either more in payment or doing shoddy work. They ask that if

PRINCETON – The Bureau County Health Department report that mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Insects collected in Princeton and along the Hennepin Canal last week were shown to be infected. They urge the public to reduce the risk of mosquito bites to prevent the spread

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A Naperville  man has pleaded guilty to stabbing the parents of a girl who called him “ugly.” 21-year-old Zachary Machnikowski faces up to 60 years in prison on charges of attempted first-degree murder. Police say the Naperville man believed a girl called

OTTAWA – The Family Birth Center at OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center has begun offering a social network for new moms called Mothers of Beautiful Babies (The MOBB). This group meets in person every Tuesday, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Meeting Room 4 of the hospital. Come meet and