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LASALLE – Two men were arrested Friday after allegedly throwing eggs off of an overpass along Interstate 80. According to the Illinois State Police, troopers were called in response to person who had sustained damage to their vehicle from an egg dropped from an overpass. During the

SOMONAUK – One man was injured after his vehicle became stuck on the train tracks West of Somonauk Monday evening. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, 75 year-old David Erickson of Sandwich was in a vehicle that was struck by a west bound BNSF train. He was taken to a

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Police in central Illinois say three people have died within the past few days from a highly potent form of fentanyl that’s also being found in cocaine. Peoria Police Chief Jerry Mitchell led a news conference Thursday, just days after his department learned about the

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Three teenagers have been released from the hospital after they were wounded by gunfire following a high school basketball game in central Illinois. The shots were fired outside Champaign Central High School Friday night. Champaign police say the shooting occurred as a

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has turned to an online database to help form policy decisions on health, safety, education and work opportunities for residents younger than 25. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Cabinet on Children and Youth inaugurated the dashboard Thursday. It will be a go-to

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court in Chicago narrowly overturned a ruling Friday that could have freed a Wisconsin inmate featured in the “Making a Murderer” series from prison, though one dissenting judge called the case “a profound miscarriage of justice.” The

CHICAGO (AP) — Workers at restaurants, bars and coffee shops at O’Hare International Airport have voted to authorize a strike amid ongoing contract negotiations. Unite Here Local 1 union spokesman Noah Carson-Nelson said that 84 percent voted in favor of a strike. No date for a possible

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — A 41-year-old suburban Chicago woman has been charged with stealing money from a resident of a long-term care facility while working for a state contractor. A Thursday statement from the Kane County state’s attorney’s office says Mary E. Pfingston, of Joliet,

OTTAWA – A late Wednesday night chase with speeds reaching 118 mph ended in Ottawa after stop sticks were deployed. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, around 11 pm deputies attempted to allegedly stop a vehicle traveling south on IL Rt 23 towards Streator at a high rate

NACHUSA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in northern Illinois say a father and son were killed in a natural gas pipeline explosion while working on a farm field. Officials on Wednesday said 59-year-old father Rory Miller of Amboy and 30-year-old son Ryan Miller of Oregon died in the Tuesday morning