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WASHINGTON DC – The Surface Transportation Board has rejected the application by the Great Lakes Basin Railroad to construct a 272 mile rail line that was proposed to run from Wisconsin through Illinois to Indiana. The plan, which has been in the works since 2013, had caused many area

OTTAWA — A Mississippi man is charged with attempted sexual assault after an incident Tuesday morning at the Ottawa Wal-mart.  Ottawa Police say that 29 year old Carvis Eugene Purvis, of Vicksburg, Mississippi is charged with unlawful restraint, aggravated battery in a public place, and

LA SALLE — Authorities say they are investigating the death of a man found in the Illinois River near La Salle.  State Police on Sunday responded to a vehicle located on the Interstate 39 Abraham Lincoln Bridge. Authorities say they found in the river, adjacent to the bridge, the body of

A Spring Valley woman is in critical condition after a fire last night.  Spring Valley Police say shortly after eight p.m. they were called to an apartment on West Saint Paul Street for a possible fire.  After they arrived, police learned that two residents had driven themselves to the

Wednesday is the 25th anniversary of one of the most infamous crimes the area has seen, and State Police and the FBI are looking for new information.  21 year old Tammy Zywicki, a college student from New Jersey heading to her college in Grinnell, Iowa, was last seen with her car on I-80 near

LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Two Livingston County men were killed in a single vehicle crash this weekend.  The Livingston County Coroner says 25 year old Devon J. Milsap and 21 year old Nicholas A. Hackney were pronounced dead on the scene by deputy coroner Steven Zeller.  Authorities say the

SPRING VALLEY — Spring Valley Police are investigating a shooting that wounded a Spring Valley Man. Police at 1:00 this morning were called to St. Margaret’s Hospital after a 34 year old man went to the hospital seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Police say the

More than a dozen people have been charged, including 3 local residents, and a large amount of drugs have been seized, according to Federal Law Enforcement Officials in Chicago.  Joel Levin, the Acting U.S. Attorney in Chicago, says officers from several agencies, including the LaSalle County

STARVED ROCK — An Indiana man was killed after falling 50 feet at Starved Rock State Park Saturday afternoon.  Authorities were called to the scene around 2:30 pm Saturday after the 24 year old man fell at Pontiac Canyon. Police say the man, whose name is being withheld pending

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has tapped nearly $700 million in existing funds to make the first payment to colleges and universities they’ve received in seven months. Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced the payment Thursday. It includes $327 million owed for the needs-based Monetary