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A New York judge ruled on Thursday that former U.S. President Donald Trump and two of his adult children, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.,  must answer questions under oath within 21 days in the state attorney general’s civil probe into their family company. Justice Arthur Engoron of the

PRINCETON – Country music artist Justin Moore has been scheduled to headline the annual concert at the Bureau County Fair this coming August.  Tickets for Justin Moore will go on sale Saturday, February 26th at 9 AM.  All tickets will be sold online at www.bureaucountyfair.com  The 167th

STREATOR – Streator’s City Council approved a collective bargaining agreement between the city and Streator Firefighters Local 56. According to City Manager David Plyman the agreement is similar to contracts of years past but includes several changes. The three year term will run through

On Wednesday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a law ending mask mandates in schools throughout Virginia.  The law allows parents to opt-out their children from wearing masks, despite conflicting local mandates, without providing a reason or getting an exemption. It also bars online learning

The U.S. military announced Wednesday that Russian military jets intercepted three U.S. Navy aircrafts over the weekend in an “unprofessional” manner. U.S. Navy Capt. Mike Kafka, director of Defense Press Operations, said the intercepts happened while the U.S. aircraft were in

  OGLESBY – The North-Central Illinois community is invited to take an inside look at the drug epidemic’s impact in the community tonight, through a Zoom presentation with Illinois Valley Community College. Luke Tomsha, founder of the Perfectly Flawed Foundation, will once again

SPRINGFIELD – Most schools across the state have dropped the mask mandate for students and staff after the Illinois Joint Committee of Administrative Rules voted to suspend the Governor’s attempt to reissue emergency COVID-19 measures. Students who take the bus will still be required

OTTAWA – Thursday could be messy across North Central Illinois as a winter storm bringing ice and heavy snow moves across the Midwest. The National Weather Service have issued a Winter Storm Warning that goes into effect at 3 AM Thursday and continues until 9 PM that night. Freezing rain

Gunmaker Remington has agreed to pay more than $70 million to settle a lawsuit with families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that killed 20 young children and 6 adults almost a decade ago. Court documents filed on Tuesday show that the company agreed to pay $73