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  HARVEY, Ill. (AP) — A man who quit his job last year as a suburban Chicago high school gym teacher amid accusations that he inappropriately touched a female student has been charged with criminal sexual assault after allegedly impregnating another student twice. Media outlets reports

  MENDOTA – A new resource officer for Mendota High School was sworn in at a city council meeting, Monday. Officer Officer Chad Hochstatter was sworn in as the newest member of the Mendota Police Department.  Hochstatter will enter Mendota Township High School this fall. This

SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley authorized an agreement with Ameren’s energy efficient program to install LED lights to city buildings. According to finance chairmen Mike Herrmann, the total cost of the project would be just over $ 13,000 but the expected energy saving should recoup

GALESBURG – Two California residents are in jail after allegedly transporting drugs on an Amtrak train Thursday.  According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Department they were notified of passengers acting suspicious on the California Zephyr at the Galesburg train station.  An

LASALLE- The LaSalle City Council discussed alternatives and suggestions regarding where the Pedicabs would be parked at Monday night’s meeting. However, since the owner was not present, no action was taken. Council members suggested possibly renting a parking space or designating an area for

SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s city council approved hiring on a part time firemen and means of more revenue for the department. At Monday nights meeting, members of the fire department packed city hall to support the approval of a paid day time firemen’s position, that will be

LASALLE – LaSalle Peru High School will have a new principal next year. Christopher Jackson of San Bernardino California, comes with over 20 years of teaching as well as coaching and athletic director experience.   Jackson earned his degree in mathematics at California State University

OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois man faces a felony charge accusing him of leaving a voicemail for state Sen. Sue Rezin’s office threatening to commit a mass school shooting. 33-year-old Steven A. Tutko of Peru is to be arraigned Thursday and is in custody at the LaSalle County jail

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a northern Illinois man to life in prison for beating his wife and teenage stepson to death with an aluminum baseball bat in 2015. Lake County Judge James Booras called the crime “despicable” Monday when he sentenced 50-year-old Armando

SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley is coming up with a game plan for repaving and spray patching roads. In a streets and alleys committee meeting last week, John Mitchell Avenue, from the McDonald’s on Dakota street to Kirby Park, on W Devlin Street was addressed as a high priority to