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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State regulators are warning consumers about a telephone scam in which the caller claims to be from the Illinois Board of Dentistry. Officials with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation say the scammer “spoofs” the phone number to look

DeKalb (AP) — Authorities say a fire that raced through a DeKalb roofing company caused an estimated $1 million damage. DeKalb Fire Chief Jeff McMaster says that dozens of firefighters from several area departments battled the blaze for hours Friday night. There were no reports of injuries and

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — A man who barricaded himself in a suburban Chicago apartment before surrendering hours later has been charged with felony counts predatory criminal sexual assault, child pornography and other charges. Police in Crystal Lake say they went to the house in response to a

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — Police in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge say they’ve arrested suspected burglars after a man identifying himself as a soldier in Iraq called them to say he’d just seen on the smart phone he’d hooked up to doorbell camera two men leave his garage with

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Illinois law enforcement groups say training for police officers is suffering because of an unexpected shortfall in state funding. The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police are asking lawmakers to fill a $5 million gap

RIVERTON, Ill. (The State Journal-Register) — A central Illinois police department has been charged with felony aggravated battery and official misconduct after he allegedly head-butted a drunken driving suspect earlier this month. Riverton Police Officer Grant D. Peterson allegedly grabbed

STREATOR – Streator Township High School could be making an academic scheduling change in the future. According to Principal Amy Jo Mascal, a schedule support committee has been working to study different forms of academic scheduling for students to better prepare for graduation, testing

STREATOR – Streator Township High School could be making an academic scheduling change in the future. According to Principal Amy Jo Mascal, a schedule support committee has been working to study different forms of academic scheduling for students to better prepare for graduation, testing

LASALLE – LaSalle-Peru High School’s East Gym and ACC Building renovation plans are coming to fruition. Friday morning, board members approved to award bids for components like general construction for the over $7 million project. Plans include locker room upgrades and indoor

PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (Chicago Tribune) — An 80-year-old man has been freed after spending nearly 60 years in prison following his 1961 conviction in the killing of one of three suburban Chicago women who were bludgeoned to death in a state park. Chester Weger emerged Friday from Pinckneyville