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  VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane has crashed at an airport in northwestern Indiana, killing one person. The single-passenger plane crashed about 10:45 a.m. this morning at the Porter County Regional Airport, which is near Valparaiso, about 15 miles southeast of

STREATOR – A Streator High School was put on lock down after a conversation between students about guns and school violence. According to a release made by Woodland School District Superintendent Ryan McGuckin, on Thursday afternoon, the administration was made aware of a comment made at

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials say that Airbnb’s ban on lodging listings in the disputed West Bank violates state law. The Investment Policy Board ‘s vote Wednesday followed Gov. Bruce Rauner’s request last month. He sought a review of Airbnb’s decision to

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois first lady Diana Rauner is releasing an online student and curriculum guide for learning about the newly renovated Governor’s Mansion. The guide was released Wednesday. It has activities for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. It links lessons in

ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter of a child after a struggle over a gun left his pregnant wife critically injured and the unborn child dead. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Christopher Covelli stated that 30-year-old Alvin

HINCKLEY – A car that was struck by a train Wednesday night in DeKalb County had been apparently shoved onto the tracks by the driver of an SUV. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, they were called around 9 p.m. to the 100 block of West Lincoln Ave in Hinckley after a BNSF

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to legalize marijuana and open a city-owned casino to help pay down the city’s $28 billion public-pension debt. Emanuel’s proposal also calls for issuing up to $10 billion in pension obligation bonds and changing the state

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A 75-year-old man has been sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison for defrauding seven southern Illinois banks out of more than $500,000.A federal judge ordered the sentence for Alfred Cross, who pleaded guilty to five counts of bank fraud. Cross is from Marion County

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is warning people about another round of phone scams in the area. According to authorities, scammers are leaving messages claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. The caller says he works for the Social Security Administration and your

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Investment Policy Board is scheduled to meet for the first time since Gov. Bruce Rauner called for an investigation into Airbnb’s lodging-listings policy toward the occupied West Bank. The policy board meets Wednesday in Chicago. The Republican