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PETERSBURG, Ill. (AP) — The central Illinois settlement where Abraham Lincoln came of age and began his public life is celebrating its centennial as a state park.  The donation of land near present-day Petersburg that became Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site will be feted from 10

CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police officer accused in 2016 of groping and forcibly kissing a woman while on duty has pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge. The Chicago Tribune reported Monday that records show 60-year-old Michael Clifton was sentenced to two years of conditional

CHICAGO (AP) — A spokeswoman for the family a 19-year-old who was killed and whose baby was cut from her womb says what they’re going through is “a nightmare, a horror film.” Julie Contreras is a spokeswoman for relatives of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, whose body was found in a

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — Police say a body found in a Decatur park has been identified as a 16-year-old boy missing since last weekend. Dominic Walker’s body was recovered Thursday from a pond at Fairview Park. The cause is under investigation. The teen was a sophomore at Mattoon High School.

UNDATED – May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and Sunday, May 19th is national Hepatitis Testing Day. According to the Center for Disease Control, millions of Americans have chronic viral hepatitis and most of them do not know they are infected. Hepatitis A does not cause a long-term

UTICA – While it may not be the best weekend to hit the trails, Starved Rock and Matthiessen Park Superintendent Kerry Novak says the majority are drying up from recent flooding. The Illinois and Ottawa canyon’s along with their respective parking lots are open, however the main

OTTAWA – Parking restriction in Ottawa will be in effect on Monday through Thursday nights. No parking will be allowed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. along LaSalle Street or Columbus Street from Superior Street to the Illinois River Bridge. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation the

MORRIS – The cause of death has still not been released by officials  in Grundy County for a woman found after a fire on May 14th.  The Grundy County Coroner’s office stated that they identified 39-year-old Elizabeth A. Link on Tuesday and pronounced her dead at the scene of the

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Activists rallied outside the Illinois Capitol to demand a revenue stream from marijuana sales to communities affected by violence spurred by illegal drug activity. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recreational cannabis legalization proposal allocates 25% of tax revenue

STERLING, Ill. (AP) — A soldier who was killed during the Korean War has been returned to Illinois and will be buried next to his twin, who was killed during the same battle.  The remains of Cpl. John G. Krebs will be buried Friday at Sterling’s Calvary Cemetery, next to his brother