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On Monday, former President Donald Trump filed a motion (which can be read in full here) in a Florida court, requesting a third party to review materials seized from his Mar-a-Lago home by the Justice Department earlier this month. Trump’s lawyers called for an injunction preventing the

The Atlanta Police Department confirmed that two people were killed and another was wounded in two shootings in the Midtown area of Atlanta on Monday. Atlanta’s interim Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters that a suspect was taken into custody hours later at Hartsfield-Jackson

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced a temporary suspension of all Household Hazardous Waste collection events after a fire occurred at a disposal facility in Ohio. Officials are working with the current contractor to evaluate alternatives for disposal. The

CHICAGO – The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has launched a new student loan repayment assistance program to support qualified mental health and substance abuse professionals. The Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program is designed as an incentive for

MENDOTA – A fire in the 800 Block of Main Street in Mendota heavily damaged three structures and displaced over a dozen families. The Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the scene around 1:20 PM Monday, where they encountered two residents needing rescue from an upstairs

MENDOTA- A fire in downtown Mendota has called multiple area fire departments to the scene.  A call came in around 1:20 PM for the fire in a multi-story apartment building in the 800 Block of Main Street.   Multiple residents were home when the blaze broke out, causing thick black smoke to pour

OGLESBY – Stephanie Land’s “Maid” is this year’s selection for Illinois Valley Community College’s One Book, One College, an initiative bringing together diverse populations to discuss, inform, and learn from a shared reading experience. “Maid” is the story of a young

PRINCETON – The Bureau County Highway Department announced that 2300 North Avenue between 3470 and 3575 East Streets in Westfield Township will be closed for construction. Officials say construction will take about two months on the stretch of rural road located between Arlington and

  LASALLE – Local organizations are getting together to be a beacon of hope during Overdose Awareness Week and ask the community to do so as well by lighting porches of homes and businesses purple. Luke Tomsha, founder of The Perfectly Flawed Foundation along with Buddy’s