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  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that Sen. Martin Sandoval should step down as chairman of the Transportation Committee while he is under federal investigation for fraud involving construction work. Pritzker told reporters in Oak Lawn Wednesday that the Chicago Democrat

OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa approved selling $3.7 million in bonds for their lift  station project and an already completed water main replacement. Plans for the lift station include relocating north to 1515 Illinois Avenue, free from flood plain. Mayor Aussem says $1.2 million bonds is

MENDOTA- Talks broke down Tuesday night in Mendota between the teachers union and District 289 officials, which means a potential strike could still occur.   A union spokesperson left the meeting around 8:40 PM and said no further talks were scheduled with the mediator and the strike date of

PRINCETON – The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Freedom House in Princeton is remembering victims with Silhouettes displayed at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Freedom House is the domestic and sexual violence agency for Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam, and Stark

  PERU – Construction for Peru’s North Peoria Roadway improvement and roundabout project will begin soon. On Monday night, the city approved a $3.9 million dollar bid from Advanced Asphalt to take on the project, with some of the work set to start this fall. City Engineer Eric

STEATOR – The city of Streator is tasked to get the highest amount of money in LaSalle County’s opioid settlement. LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly recently filed a comprehensive 320 page complaint against the manufacturers and distributors of opioids, like Purdue

  CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say the ex-fiance of an Illinois woman charged in the beating death of her 5-year-old son has died of an apparent drug overdose. The Chicago Tribune reports that officials confirmed 36-year-old Daniel Nowicki Jr. was pronounced dead Sunday in a hospital in

  DIXON – A Dixon man is in custody after reportedly chasing a woman with a knife, ending in an alleged pursuit with authorities. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. they responded to a disturbance in the 150o road on Route 52 in rural Dixon.

PERU – Four neighbors were commended for their efforts in notifying authorities and saving pets in a Sunday evening house fire in Peru. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Mayor Scott Harl presented the, “Good Neighbor” award to a couple who called the authorities and two men