By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two Illinois paramedics face first-degree murder charges, having been accused of strapping a patient facedown on a stretcher while taking him to a hospital last month. Illinois authorities filed the charges against Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Insurance announced a $500,000 fine for Quartz Health Insurance Corporation for violating the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. The Act is a federal law requiring health insurance plans to have equivalent levels of coverage for mental
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COHASSET, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man already facing a charge of misleading investigators searching for his missing wife who has not been heard from since Jan. 1 now faces a murder charge in her disappearance. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said Tuesday that
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is brushing aside criticism of its fragmented disclosures about the discovery of classified documents and official records at President Joe Biden’s home and former office. Ian Sams, a spokesperson for the White House counsel’s office, told
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LASALLE — The Illinois Sheriffs” Association has announced that it will be awarding over $58,000 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2023-2024 academic year. The scholarships will be applied to tuition,
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MORRIS – A rural Minooka man is dead after a fire Monday night in Grundy County. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan said that 82-year-old Doit Ross passed away after being taken to a Morris Hospital. The Minooka Fire Department along with other agencies including the Illinois State Fire
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OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby will be enacting fines for false fire alarms in an effort to encourage property owners to repair faulty systems. The first and second false alarm to a location would be free within one calendar year, however, each false alarm after that would generate fines
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OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby honored their Police Officer of the Year at Monday night’s city council meeting. Officer Michael Rivara was honored for his service to the community on patrol for the last year. Outgoing Police Chief Doug Hayse said that Rivara was a dedicated member of
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California authorities confirm that on Monday six people were shot to death in a suspected drug-related “massacre” that included a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby. The shooting took place in a residential area of Goshen, located about 40 miles northwest of Fresno, Calif.,
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MENDOTA – The future of the downtown blocks damaged by fire in 2022 was the subject of a public hearing Monday night in Mendota. City Clerk Emily McConville provided an update to the status of the buildings on Illinois Avenue, and how the losses may not be as bad as feared. The two story
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