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HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A grand jury indicted a northwestern Indiana man on five charges stemming from a pipe bomb explosion at a post office, U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced Thursday. The grand jury indicted Eric P. Krieg, 45, of Munster, on charges of making an unregistered

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner downplayed on Thursday the beating he took in the fall legislative session as evidence of an “ongoing and difficult” struggle for a better state. With less than a year before he stands for re-election, lawmakers finished work Thursday after

HENNEPIN – The Putnam County Grand Jury has indicted 67 year-old Clifford Anderson of Murder in the death of a Ladd woman in 2016. The charge of murder is in addition to a previous indictment of Concealment of a Homicidal Death in the August disappearance of 62 year-old Deborah K Dewey of

NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Suburban Chicago police are asking for the public’s help locating a murder suspect who they say fled by truck to Mexico from Texas earlier this year. Northbrook police said Wednesday that there is an arrest warrant for 51-year-old John G. Panaligan of Aurora in the

Springfield, IL – Representatives from LaSalle County Health Department’s Medical Reserve Corps were in Springfield Wednesday to accept the “Governor’s Hometown Award.” LaSalle County was chosen to receive the award for work addressing the opiod crisis through the

The Streator Fire Department extinguished a structure fire late Tuesday night, November 7, 2017. Firefighters were called to 115 W Kent Street at 11:22 pm after a report that the roof of the residence was on fire. Fire crews arrived in 3 minutes to find smoke and flame coming from an area of the

OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appeals court has ruled that a judge falling asleep during a murder trial doesn’t warrant a retrial. The Illinois Appellate Court panel in Ottawa says Whiteside County Judge Jeffrey O’Connor’s alleged nap was harmless as long as he wasn’t

PERU – A 27 year-old transient has been arrested in a sting operation after allegedly using counterfeit currency to purchase pizza in Peru. Since late December, according to Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei, there was an ongoing investigation into fake $100 bills being used in LaSalle and

(Chicago AP) Many patients are first introduced to powerful opioid painkillers in the emergency room. A new study released Tuesday tested over-the-counter pain relievers on people with broken bones and sprains. Researchers found acetaminophen plus ibuprofen worked as well as opioids at reducing