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CHICAGO (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges two security guards who worked at a public high school in suburban Chicago had sex with female students, and the school failed to adequately protect girls from purported predators. The 22-page suit says school officials knew or should have

CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly three dozen people have sued the operator of a suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant they claim emits fumes that have adversely affected their health, lawyers for the plaintiffs announced Tuesday. The 32 lawsuits filed against Sterigenics LLC this week in Cook

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — New security measures will be put in place next month for tours of Illinois’ Governor’s Mansion in Springfield. State Police acting director Brendan Kelly says individuals will have to sign up in advance for tours, provide a photo ID for proof of identity

  OTTAWA – North Central Area Transit is partnering with the city of Ottawa and Illinois Valley Community Hospital for emergency evacuation transportation. At Tuesday night’s Ottawa City Council meeting, a resolution was passed to authorize an evacuation agreement with the hospital

MENDOTA –  The city of Mendota approved of adding traffic safety signs along 3rd Avenue. According to Alderman Jim Fitzpatrick the Mendota Police Department performed a study on several intersections and recommended stop and yield signs on 3rd Avenue. At Monday night’s meeting,

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An investigation of sexual harassment in House Speaker Michael Madigan’s office found that control has been too centralized and discourages complaints about mistreatment. Madigan on Tuesday released a report he ordered by former state executive inspector

  RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — The body of an Evanston, Illinois man has been recovered in Wyoming mountains by authorities after he died in a climbing accident. Media outlets reported Monday that a five-person team of search-and-rescue volunteers retrieved the body of 63-year-old Zijah Kurtovic

MINNESOTA – Del Monte Foods is reportedly closing another facility in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. According to media outlets, on Tuesday the company notified the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development that it plans to permanently shut down the 89-year-old plant at the end

  SPRINGFIELD –  State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, passed a new law that updates current firefighter training policy to cover the history and impact of the labor movement. Yednock worked with the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois to pass this legislation. “The history of the

  SPRINGFIELD –  State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, passed a new law that updates current firefighter training policy to cover the history and impact of the labor movement. Yednock worked with the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois to pass this legislation. “The history of the