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WEDRON – An Aurora man is charged with residential burglary in rural Wedron. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Nichols J. Bower of Aurora was arrested on Wednesday at a residence in Dekalb, after authorities received tips from a Facebook post regarding the

  MENDOTA – Mendota Trojans Soccer took the title of 2019 Regional Champions against DePue/Hall High School’s Co-op in Mendota on Friday. DePue/Hall set the tone in the early portion of the first half with a goal from Robert Harrison, followed by a scoring shot from Jackson Heiden

  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police oversight board on Thursday fired an officer who fatally shot two people — a teenager he said threatened him with a bat and a woman standing nearby. The Chicago Police Board fired officer Robert Rialmo nearly four years after the deaths of

  SANDWICH – Growing Hope Globally will have their annual Harvest Celebration this weekend in Sandwich.  The Somonauk,Earlville,Ottawa Growing Project event begins Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Sandwich fairgrounds. A lunch and a full day of family friendly activities will be

MENDOTA – The Mendota Trojans Soccer Team is taking on Depue/Hall’s co-op team in the Class 1A Regional Championship on Friday. Kick off starts at 4:30 p.m. at Mendota’s Stadium to fight for a spot in the Illinois High School Association’s State Final Tournament in Peoria,

  MENDOTA – A negotiation meeting is confirmed between District 289 and the Mendota teacher’s union. Talks will recommence on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. to settle the labor dispute. Teachers walked off the job on Wednesday at Blackstone, Lincoln and Northbrook Schools after hopes of

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states showed an improved rural economy this month, but the ongoing trade disputes continue weighing on the economy. The Rural Mainstreet survey’s overall index climbed to 51.4 for October from 50.1 in

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police oversight board on Thursday fired an officer who fatally shot two people — a teenager he said threatened him with a bat and a woman standing nearby. The Chicago Police Board fired officer Robert Rialmo nearly four years after the deaths of 19-year-old

MENDOTA – Talks may happen this weekend, but kids are out of school again today in Mendota as the strike continues in District 289. Both sides are hopeful a return to the table will occur on Saturday to settle the labor dispute with the help of a mediator. Teachers walked off the job on