SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A group dedicated to preserving Abraham Lincoln’s legacy is hoping to show people what his Springfield home was like before it was the two-story, 12-room dwelling that visitors tour today. The Abraham Lincoln Association is raising money to buy land near the
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say an officer rescued a miniature horse after finding it tied to a truck outside without access to water or shade. Police said that an officer discovered the horse on Monday afternoon in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. WLS-TV reports that the
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DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit bike manufacturer is expected to bring Schwinn production back to the U.S. later this month as workers begin assembling limited copies of Schwinn’s classic 1965 Collegiate bike. The Detroit News reports that Detroit Bikes LLC is building 500 bikes of the revived
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CHICAGO (AP) — Federal officers have seized 450 fake iPhone cases during an inspection at a facility at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the counterfeit cases were in a package that originated from Hong Kong and was headed to an Amazon
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OGLESBY – Recent Illinois Valley Community College graduates Devanshi Patel of La Salle and Jacob Ritko of Streator are the recipients of full-tuition William and Dian Taylor scholarships to Northern Illinois University. Patel won the Taylor STEM scholarship and Ritko the accountancy award.
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DES MOINES IA – An insurance company has chosen a late teacher from Illinois as their first ever Ag Educator of the Year. Ed Curry of River Ridge High School was selected out of a field of finalists for Nationwide’s 2019-2020 Golden Owl Award. “As an agriculture education teacher and
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OTTAWA – A piece of Ottawa history is getting a new logo. The Reddick Mansion Association announced that along with their renovation of the property, they will be improving the looks of their branding to help market the attraction in the future. “We’re very excited to reveal the first
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reports eight new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, while the Bureau, Marshall & Putnam Counties Health Department reports two new cases in the past day. Cases continue to climb in Illinois, as the Illinois Department of Public Health reports
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WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois woman has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for beating her five-year-old son to death. A McHenry County judge issued the decision Friday, a day after JoAnn Cunningham pleaded for mercy. Cunningham pleaded guilty in December to killing her son,
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PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The Livingston County Health Department officials say a woman in her 20s is recovering in isolation. LCHD officials continue to work closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), and have
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