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MENDOTA- Going from one school building to another can be challenging, but the Northbrook Student Council came up with a way to bridge that gap for Mendota 5th graders.  Principal Paula Daley said the students enjoyed games, team building events, plus had a chance to meet their teachers and

GRAND RIDGE- The Grand Ridge Police are seeking information on the identity of two individuals who allegedly may have been involved in a burglary.   Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Grand Ridge Police Department.

MENDOTA – The Mendota City Council welcomed two cadets to join the police force. 28-year-old Seth A. Martin of Earlville and 33-year-old Randy D. Tucker of Mendota were sworn in to the police department at Mendota’s city council meeting on Monday night. Chief Kellen says both officers

CHICAGO – Severe weather is expected to touch down in local area counties by tomorrow morning. According to National Weather Service meteorologist Tim Gross, A thunderstorm complex is expected to move out of central Iowa and into north central Illinois. Counties like Bureau, LaSalle and

PRINCETON –  A Spring Valley Man accused of killing his girlfriend has waived his right to a speedy trial on Monday. 37-year-old Eddie L. Mentgen, charged with first degree murder for his alleged involvement in the April homicide of 28-year-old Marissa Roberts, requested his Pre-Trial date

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The parents of a University of Illinois scholar from China who was abducted and killed two years ago are giving at least $20,000 to people who provided authorities with crucial information that led to the arrest and conviction of their daughter’s killer. The

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Democratic state senator is apologizing for a mock assassination of Republican President Donald Trump staged at a weekend fundraiser. WCIA-TV in Champaign reports that the incident occurred Friday night at Chicago Sen. Martin Sandoval’s golf outing in the

  CHICAGO (AP) — A 19-year-old from Chicago is charged with making a threat after he posted messages through a social media site typically used to produce humorous memes, saying he would carry out an attack on a city abortion clinic, according to a federal complaint unsealed Monday. Farhan

  MORRIS, Ill. (AP) — A Cook County sheriff’s deputy helping a motorist on a northern Illinois street was killed when the stalled vehicle was struck by another vehicle. Officer Ronald Prohasca on Sunday was working in the stalled vehicle’s engine compartment when the accident

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois will not use federal family planning funds as long as Republican President Donald Trump’s administration prohibits women’s health clinics from referring patients for abortions. The Democrat called Trump’s