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SANDWICH, Ill. (AP) — The mayor of a northern Illinois city has resigned after being named one of nine people charged in a police investigation into soliciting a prostitute. Rick A. Olson resigned as Sandwich mayor on Monday, three days after being charged with solicitation of a sexual

MENDOTA – Speakers on all levels of government spoke about issues from local to national at a Monday luncheon hosted by the Mendota Chamber of Commerce.    Congressman Adam Kinzinger, State Senator Sue Rezin, LaSalle County Board Member Curt Faber, Police Chief Greg Kellen, and Alderman

  GRUNDY Co. – One person was killed in a two vehicle crash in Grundy County, Sunday morning. According to Grundy County Coroner John W. Callahan, 58-year-old John Stangle of Goodfield, was heading southbound on Rt. 47, south of Dupont Road, when for unknown reasons another vehicle

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who died after engaging in what authorities described as an “armed confrontation” with Chicago police officers has been identified. WLS-TV reports Sunday that 26-year-old Sharell Brown was shot by officers Saturday afternoon after they say he fired on them. He

MENDOTA – With sirens wailing students cheered on as Mendota Fire and Police arrived at Lincoln School for the annual Guns & Hoses Kickball game. The sunny morning on the blacktop was enjoyed by all as first responders faced a throng of elementary students in a hard fought battle before

CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers have been placed on administrative leave after allegedly shooting an armed suspect. The 26-year-old man who allegedly fired on police Saturday afternoon was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. A Chicago Police Department spokesman

OTTAWA – A text message scam purporting to be from a Sgt. John Peck of the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office has been reported by some residents.    The Sheriff’s Office warned the public Saturday that they would not be calling or texting to demand money, even if you have a warrant out

EARLVILLE – Farmers typically are working long hours by mid-May planting corn in North Central Illinois, however, due to a wet cold spring many farmers are behind. Earlville farmer Carl Zimmerman said that come June 1st, hard decisions are going to have to be made regarding what and where

OTTAWA – State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, is supporting legislation that would lower property taxes for the surviving spouses of veterans who are injured or killed in the line of duty. Senate Bill 110 allows the surviving spouses of deceased veterans to receive the tax credit their veteran

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois is planning to name its Micro and Nanotechnology Lab after an engineering visionary who made the first practical LED. Professor Emeritus Nick Holonyak Jr. found a new alloy in 1962 that would emit light in the red part of the visible spectrum. The