Local Headlines

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home may have to close its doors due to financial woes. The Ronald Reagan’s Boyhood Home and Visitor’s Center seeks donations to stay afloat, according to a WREX-TV report. “Probably a year or two at the very, very most,”

CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and wounding a Chicago police officer on Saturday and of being the bicyclist who shot a woman in broad daylight near downtown days earlier has been captured, police said. Officials announced at a press conference that Michael Blackman, 45, was

STERLING, Ill. (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a 46-year-old Illinois man who was found earlier this week at a steel company after likely falling from a silo taller than 60 feet. Sauk Valley Media reports that David Hanna was found dead

JOLIET – A child is dead after a domestic dispute reportedly ended in gunfire Saturday in Joliet.   The Joliet Police Department say they were called around 2:45 PM to a residence in the 8300 block of Buckingham Lane for a disturbance phoned in by a neighbor.  Upon arrival police found a

A local diabetes prevention program that helps Illinois Valley residents who have prediabetes deal more effectively with the disease has received full recognition from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deb Redd, coordinator of the Diabetes Center for Excellence at Illinois

METAMORA — For the sixth consecutive year, Illinois State Police (ISP) District 8 Commander Chad Peterson announces District 8 is partnering with local, state, and federal agencies to promote vehicle and pedestrian safety around railroad tracks and trains during Rail Safety Week, which is

  OTTAWA – Working to improve the health and wellbeing of area residents, State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, will be offering free Community Health Fairs with OSF Healthcare St. Elizabeth to provide various services and screenings to area residents. “I am fighting to make health care

  SYCAMORE – Illinois Sheriff’s Association and Sheriff Roger Scott announced that Dekalb County Citizens are being invited to become Associate Members of the Illinois Sheriff’s Association(ISA). The funds derived from the membership are used by the ISA to provide

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Pedestrian and motorist safety around trains and railroad tracks will be the focus of Illinois Rail Safety Week next week. The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police announced that the fifth statewide rail safety initiative will be Sunday through Sept. 28