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HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a mother and her unborn child. Rodney E. Black was convicted Thursday of charges stemming from the April 17, 2015, murder of Latisha Reidelberger and the child she was carrying. In

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield plans a celebration to mark the 175th anniversary of Lincoln’s purchase of his home. The library plans free admission for its first 175 visitors May 2 and a special display of artifacts, including

CHICAGO (AP) — University of Chicago Medicine has announced that a $9 million donation toward expanding trauma care to help children and their families recover by going beyond just medical treatment to include things like psychiatric counseling. It said in a Wednesday statement that the Ellen

CHICAGO (AP) — After being on the market for years, a red brick two-flat on Chicago’s South Side that once belonged to gangster Al Capone has been sold.  Listing agent Ryan Smith says the 2,820-square-foot building in the city’s Park Manor neighborhood sold last week for $226,000,

PERU – On Monday and Tuesday the City Water Plant and Eureka Savings Bank on North Peoria Street in Peru will be closed for the day. The closures are due to the city’s plans to widen the road.

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will pilot a Transfer Academy this fall. The program allows dual credit high school students to be released in the afternoon for classes at Ottawa Center. Through the initiative, high school students can complete all general education courses over

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the East St. Louis Housing Authority’s rule prohibiting public housing tenants from owning a firearm is unconstitutional.  U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert ruled that the ban was a violation of residents’ Second Amendment

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging an Illinois hospital paid her $2,000 to have an abortion after she was mistakenly administered a drug that could cause birth defects.  Reneizha Morris’ lawsuit was filed Thursday against UnityPoint Health-Methodist hospital in

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago filed a lawsuit against Jussie Smollett on Thursday in a bid to recoup the costs of investigating a racist, anti-gay attack that authorities say was orchestrated by the “Empire” actor as a publicity stunt, with the city saying — at minimum — that it now