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MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — Police in northwestern Indiana say a woman fatally shot her parents and left their bodies in the home she shared with them before taking her own life. Michigan City Police Sgt. Chris Yagelski said the bodies of 71-year-old Barbara Evans, 73-year-old Walter Evans and

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Oreo-maker Mondelez International Inc. is moving its headquarters from a Chicago suburb into the city. The snack producer announced Tuesday it would move about 400 jobs from Deerfield into Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. Mondelez says it signed a 15-year lease

LASALLE – A two semi truck trailer accident occurred in LaSalle on Tuesday. According to Illinois State Police, they the LaSalle Police Department, LaSalle Fire Department, Utica Fire and EMS as well as the Illinois Department of Transportation all assisted in a semi truck trailer accident

MENDOTA – The Mendota City Council approved the hiring of two part-time police officers at Monday’s city council meeting. Officers Shawn Emmet and Daniel Hernandez join the force one month after the appointment of Mendota’s new police chief Greg Kellen. City Council members also voted

PERU – A two vehicle accident occurred in Peru on Monday. Peru EMS was called to Il. Route 251 and Unytite Drive for a two vehicle accident just before 6 p.m. Peru Police could not give any information at the scene of the incident. No injuries were reported. The incident remains under

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers convene Tuesday for the final full day of the 100th General Assembly. The House will likely take up legislation requested by Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker. The Democrat won’t be inaugurated until Monday but he is seeking a change in state law to

CHICAGO (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former Chicago police officer who wounded two people when he opened fire on a car full of teenagers. The 7th Circuit appellate court noted in its Monday ruling the “brazenness” of Marco Proano’s actions. Proano is

LASALLE – Several petitions were approved at Monday Night’s LaSalle City Council meeting, including raffle licenses for mutiple organizations, like the LaSalle Peru Area Career Center and Waltham Elementary PTCC. LaSalle Peru High School’s raffle license that was granted December 17,

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Democratic leader in the Illinois House has resigned his seat. Lou Lang announced Monday that he’s ending his 32-year legislative career. The 69-year-old from Skokie has joined the lobbying firm Advantage Government Strategies. Lang resigned as deputy

CHICAGO (AP) — World War II African-American fighter pilot John Lyle, a Tuskegee Airman, is dead at age 98. Lyle’s wife, Eunice, says he died Saturday at his home on Chicago’s South Side. He had been battling prostate cancer. The members of the nation’s first black fighter