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AURORA, Ill. (AP) — More than 1,500 people braved snow and freezing drizzle to attend a prayer vigil for five slain co-workers Sunday, two days after they were fatally shot at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant by a longtime employee who was fired moments earlier. The Rev. Dan Haas told

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois hotline that supports people addicted to opioids and other substances has received 10,000 calls since it was set up in late 2017. The Illinois Department of Human Services also said Thursday the Illinois Helpline website created last June has been visited more than

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — The man who opened fire and killed five co-workers at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant took a gun he wasn’t allowed to have to a job he must have known he was about to lose. Right after learning Friday that he was being fired from his job of 15 years at the Henry

  AURORA, Ill. (AP) — A man being fired from his job started shooting at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by police. Police say 45-year-old Gary Martin had been working at Henry Pratt Co. in

PERU – The medical director of the Illinois Valley Community Hospital emergency department is now board-certified in addiction medicine. Dr. Paul Bonucci received the certification from the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) in January. He is also certified by the American Board

OTTAWA – Students seeking careers in health care can earn money toward tuition as part of the educational loan assistance program offered by OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center. Designed to support high school seniors and college students living within LaSalle County, the program

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Hunting and fishing groups have teamed up to support a plan for preventing Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. They have formed the Great Lakes Conservation Coalition, which will push for funding of a strategy proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — An employee of a manufacturing company opened fire at its suburban Chicago plant Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said. Aurora, Illinois, Police Chief Kristen Ziman told a news conference that the gunman was

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police spokesman confirms that the two suspects arrested in the reported hate crime involving black actor Jussie Smollett are black. Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi also says the suspects were arrested on suspicion of assault and battery. He says department

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The mayor of Joliet, Illinois, says because the Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River is structurally unsound, he may be forced to take action. Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk on Thursday said he would take safety measures if state and federal officials fail to