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OGLESBY – A new scholarship opportunity is being offered at Illinois Valley Community College for students who have a love of animals. The Kristyne K. Curley Memorial scholarship was created by her husband, Scott Curley with a $10,000 donation to the Illinois Valley Community College

CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers were fatally struck by a train Monday as they investigated a report of gunshots on the city’s far South Side. Eduardo Marmolejo, 37, and Conrad Gary, 31, were pursuing a person who had headed toward train tracks and were hit shortly after 6 p.m.

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has set a Jan. 18 sentencing date for a white former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. A jury in October found Jason VanDyke guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery for the 2014

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Lawyers for the man charged with kidnapping and killing a Chinese University of Illinois scholar have argued the case should be heard in state court, where the death penalty isn’t an option. Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against former graduate

GENEVA, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago nurse who was held hostage and raped by a hospitalized jail inmate will receive $7.2 million in a settlement. Four nurses with Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital sued Kane County over the hostage situation that unfolded in May 2017 when 21-year-old

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Attorneys for the man charged with kidnapping and killing a Chinese University of Illinois scholar say the FBI searched his jail cell when he was in court. Brendt Christensen’s attorneys now want a judge to force the FBI to divulge what they found in Friday’s

COMPTON – Congressman Adam Kinzinger appeared in Compton today to announce a USDA Rural Development investment. The village will receive a loan of $680,000 and a grant of $956,000, which will go towards constructing a new water tower, rehabilitating the well building, and replacing the

    LASALLE – LaSalle Peru Township High School is conducting a Code Red/Active Shooter safety drill later this week. Students will be dismissed early this Wednesday at 11:20am, while faculty and staff will practice safety procedures to prepare for potential emergency situations with

MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department will begin actively upgrading enforcement in school zones beginning Monday.  They say they’ll be focusing on child safety seats, use of cell phones and speeding in and around the community.  The Mendota Police will be enhancing their patrols

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets was just the beginning of their mascot’s woes. Chicago police say they were called to a disturbance Friday at United Center. A fan had attacked mascot Tommy Hawk. But a video of the fracas posted on social media