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MORRIS – A woman was stabbed in the abdomen by two assailants whom she got to flee by firing upon them with a gun.  Morris Police say late Monday just before midnight they were called to the area of Island Drive for a woman who was stabbed.  The 30-year-old victim said two unidentified

MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department will be gaining a new mode of transportation to use during warmer months – an electric bike. The heavy duty bike was purchased with funds donated by First State Bank. The new bike will be used for crowd and traffic control at a number of events,

ROCHELLE – A woman is in custody after police were called for a reports of shots being fired in Ogle County on Sunday. The Rochelle Police Department say they were called early Sunday morning after a witness reported seeing a woman allegedly fire a shot and flee the area of the 200 block of

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A University of Illinois graduate student told jurors Tuesday that the man on trial for killing a 26-year-old visiting scholar from China tried to get her into his car by posing as an undercover police officer, saying she felt physically ill when she recognized him days

SOMONAUK – One man was taken to a Rockford hospital with a stab wound to the neck after an incident early Monday in Northern LaSalle County. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office they were called to the 1200 block of Holiday Drive for a 48-year-old man who was allegedly

OTTAWA – One man is in the LaSalle County Jail and a minor was referred to the LaSalle County Juvenile Probation Department after an alleged burglary in March. The Ottawa Police Department say they were called to a garage in the 1900 block of Ottawa Avenue on March 28th for a reported

MENDOTA – An undisclosed amount of cash was taken during a burglary reported Sunday morning at the Mendota Moose Lodge.  Mendota Police were called to the lodge in the 200 block of 12th street before 7 AM.  During the investigation, it was determined that a person or persons entered an

GENOA – The body of a missing DeKalb County teen was found Friday less than a mile from his home. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced that 19-year-old Joseph A. Maynard was identified by the DeKalb County Coroner after being found in rural Genoa. The teen was reported missing

LASALLE – LaSalle Alderman discussed increasing the fine for vacant buildings at Monday night‘s Meeting. Alderman Reynolds expressed a desire for raising the fine to $2,500 a month to reduce the number of empty buildings that have not been worked on. He explained than an ordinance was

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced the appointment of Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko as director of the Illinois State Museum. The appointment is the result of a nationwide search by a special committee of the State Museum Board. “We’re