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CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $21 million to the family of a Chicago mother of five killed during a police chase. Thirty-seven-year-old Maria Carrion-Adame was killed and members of her family injured when the minivan slammed into their vehicle on Dec. 12, 2015. In a lawsuit,

BEACH PARK, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say the conditions of five people have improved, two days after they were sickened by ammonia leaking from tanks in Lake County. The Lake County sheriff’s office says five people have been upgraded to serious condition from critical, including a

GRUNDY CO. – A traffic crash Saturday morning claimed the life of a woman Saturday. According to the Grundy County Coroner, John Callahan, the crash occurred around 10 a.m. Saturday morning at the intersection of Gorman and Stonewall. Preliminary investigation indicates the driver, 50

  PERU – A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the Illinois Valley PADS Shelter in Peru Saturday morning. The ceremony celebrated plans to create family rooms and other upgrades. Executive Director Carol Alcorn says the dream to extend the shelter began five years ago. Alcorn says

MENDOTA – Everyone needs to be cautious whenever they receive an unsolicited phone call, and Mendota police warn that even on the weekends scammers will try to find their next victim.   They reported on Saturday morning that they already received complaints of a person claiming to be from

PEORIA – A man has died while bicycling late Friday evening after being struck by a car.   Peoria Police say the 31-year-old Tavari S. Armstrong was riding south on Western Avenue when he reportedly turned eastward onto Millman Street just before midnight when he was hit by a car.  

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s postmaster hopes dog owners can do something to reduce the number of times their happy pets turn into something out of the movie “Jaws” when letter carriers visit. In a news release, Postmaster Wanda Prater says Chicago had 37 dog attacks in 2018

GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — The head of one of Chicago’s premier attractions is slated to give the keynote address to Knox College graduates this year. The western Illinois school has announced Shedd Aquarium CEO Bridget Coughlin will deliver the 2019 commencement address on June

CHICAGO (AP) — The owner of a famed Chicago popcorn business has sued a former employee, accusing her of stealing thousands of files including information about its secret recipes. Garrett Popcorn Shops filed the federal lawsuit Monday against Aisha Putnam, one of three people the company says

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A mobile app is being developed to explain places and events connected to a killing that galvanized the civil rights movement. Emmett Till, a black 14-year-old from Chicago, was killed in 1955 while visiting relatives in Mississippi. Photos from his open-casket funeral