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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An inspector general’s report has concluded that former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson drove a city vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and lied about the incident that led to his firing in December. The Chicago Office

By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A northern Illinois woman who spent years beating her son until he died alone in his dark bedroom has pleaded with a judge for mercy. JoAnn Cunningham faces between 20 and 60 years in prison when she returns to court on Friday to be sentenced in the

DEKALB – The DeKalb Police Department are on the lookout for a man who was allegedly involved in a shooting that left one man dead on the 4th of July.   They say that after an investigation, they believe that 22-year-old Esaiah Escamilla of Aurora shot and killed 29-year-old Chrishun

DIXON – Two men are now in custody on charges related to a March shooting in Dixon.   The Dixon Police Department say that a man and a woman were injured after being struck by gunfire on March 18th in the 1300 block of West Fourth Street.  Injured were a 28-year-old woman and a

DEKALB – 7 additional positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the DeKalb County Health Department on Thursday. The DCHD confirmed that they have seen 709 positive tests in total since the beginning of the pandemic, along with 22 deaths. DCHD also reported that Bethany Healthcare and

PRINCETON – No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Bureau, Putnam, or Marshall County on Thursday. The health department of the counties has reported 61 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 47 from Bureau County, 1 from Putnam County, and 13 from Marshall

OTTAWA – A LaSalle County individual has died after previously testing positive for coronavirus. The LaSalle County Health Department announced Thursday that the individual, a male in their 60s, is now the eighteenth COVID-19 related death in the county. They also reported 11 new cases of

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,257 new cases of COVID-19, along with 25 additional deaths in the state. The IDPH has reported a total of 157,950 cases since the start of the pandemic with 7,251 deaths from complications related to COVID-19. As of Wednesday

OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s COVID-19 drive-thru testing site has been temporarily suspended. The LaSalle County Health Department announced that LabCorp, a health care diagnostic company, has suspended LaSalle County testing until further notice due to an extremely high demand of tests.