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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led state House has voted against the use of eminent domain for a large wind-energy power line. Lawmakers voted 118-42 Monday to prevent using eminent domain to acquire easement rights for the Grain Belt Express power line. The

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago has filed bribery and tax charges against a former Illinois state senator and longtime chairman of the powerful transportation committee.  A two-page filing in U.S. District Court Monday says the allegations relate to former State Sen.

    LASALLE – Two Boy Scouts from Troop 720 in LaSalle attended Monday night’s city council meeting. 12-year-old Ian Shelton and 13-year-old Thomas McDunnin are on their way to getting a merit badge in citizenship for their sashes. Troop leader Dave Pytel says the boys are

PERU – A fundraiser organized by a Peru five-year-old resulted in a donation of toys to the Peru Primary Care medical practice and OSF Children’s Hospital in Peoria. According to Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Charlotte Hughes, a kindergarten student at Northview School, is a Peru

    SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in LaSalle, Putnam and Bureau County harvested over 4,000 deer during the 2019-2020 deer harvest season. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, LaSalle County harvested over 1500, Bureau County over 1700 and Putnam, just over 700.

MORRIS – A Minooka man is dead after a traffic crash in Morris on Saturday. According to the Grundy County Coroner’s Office, 18-year-old Eric Murillo was pronounced dead shortly after a crash on Cemetery Road near Tabler Road on Saturday before 8 p.m. The crash remains under

    CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there are no plans to suspend Illinois’ automatic voter registration program as election officials work to contain the fallout from hundreds of mistaken registrations. The Democrat addressed the issue Monday at an election security news

  OTTAWA – Two women were arrested following an investigation into illegal narcotics sales in Ottawa on Friday. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, 28-year-old Ashley N. Gaines and 20-year-old Alivia J. Stachowiak, both of Ottawa, were arrested for possession

OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s Emergency Management Association will have a public meeting on the updates of the LaSalle County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. On Thursday, February 6th at 3:30 pm in Ottawa, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be presenting on floodplain

PERU – No injuries were reported after an early Saturday morning fire in Peru.   Police Officer Nick Biagioni, who also serves the City of Peru as a part-time firefighter, spotted the blaze while on patrol.  According to Peru Fire Chief Jeff King, a mutual aid box alarm was sounded and