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SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State Jesse White announced that statewide parking stings targeting individuals illegally parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities will start this Friday. “Our mission is not to issue tickets, but to ensure that accessible parking spaces are

BARRINGTON – A Barrington woman has been charged with arson and with filing a false police report after initially claiming her car was stolen. According to the Barrington Police Department, 47 year-old Julie Gagne was arrested Wednesday for allegedly setting fire to her vehicle. In a release by

CHICAGO (AP) — A high-ranking operative in Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel appeared in a federal court in Chicago to face conspiracy charges. Guadalupe Fernandez Valencia is accused of coordinating the distribution of thousands of pounds of narcotics across the United States. The 57-year-old

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A sexual harassment lawsuit that derailed the political career of former state Treasurer Dan Rutherford has been dismissed in federal court in Chicago. Court records show the action was dismissed Wednesday by agreement on both sides “without prejudice.” That

OTTAWA – LaSalle County Health Department has confirmed its first case of West Nile Virus since last year. According to a media release, a resident in their 60’s has also tested positive for the virus this month, along with mosquitoes and birds from this summer. According to the

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit has gone to court to obtain a certificate of innocence. John Horton of Rockford was sent to prison for the September 1993 armed robbery and slaying of Arthur Castaneda at a Rockford

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The family of a man who died in northern Illinois last month after an apparent altercation during a traffic stop has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Eddie Patterson and Rockford Police Department officer Jaimie Cox were found dead where Patterson’s truck crashed into

DIXON – The Ogle County Sheriffs Office and the Ogle County Coroner have released the identities of those killed in an early morning house fire in rural Dixon. Found deceased was 39 year-old Timothy Shaw, 37 year-old Melissa Shaw, 17 year-old Ethan Shaw, 15 year-old LeAnne Shaw, 12

AMBOY – A string of car burglaries occurred in the predawn hours Tuesday in Amboy. The majority of those took place on the north side of the community in an area known as the Burke Subdivision. According to Amboy Police Chief Jeff Blake, ten vehicles were found to have items missing, and