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  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Dozens of teachers from Spain will work in Illinois classrooms this school year under a visitor exchange program. State education officials say the state has a shortage of bilingual teachers. The teachers from Spain will work in 19 school districts including

CHICAGO (AP) — The case of a suburban Chicago teenager who killed himself after being confronted at his high school about whether he made a video of himself having sex with a classmate raised uncomfortable questions about how aggressively school officials should question kids suspected of

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’s erased the drug conviction of an Army veteran who was deported to Mexico in 2018. Supporters hope the pardon announced Friday will help Miguel Perez Jr. return to his family in Chicago. Perez, who was born in Mexico, doesn’t have

  MENDOTA – A man is in custody after allegedly breaking into a home in Mendota on Friday morning. According to the Mendota Police Department, at 2 a.m. they were called to the 300 block of 9th Avenue for a male subject gaining entry into a residence. Police say occupants woke up to

The Labor Day weekend signifies the end of the summer and one of the busiest driving periods of the year where millions of motorists are expected to hit the roadways nationwide. Illinois State Police District 05 Commander, Captain David Schneider, is urging motorists to celebrate responsibly,

SPRINGFIELD –  Governor JB Pritzker officially requested a federal disaster declaration for Illinois due to devastating floods since February.  In his request, Governor Pritzker requested Individual Assistance for 22 counties and Public Assistance for 32 counties, including LaSalle. If

  WASHINGTON (AP) — E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company’s blockbuster vaping device became so popular with underage teens, The

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has awarded its first licenses to businesses that will be allowed to sell recreational marijuana when it becomes legal in the state next year. The Chicago Sun-Times reports regulators announced Thursday the five medical marijuana dispensaries where

STREATOR – A driver was lifeflighted to a Peoria hospital after a 3 vehicle crash in LaSalle County.  The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office says around 9 am Thursday, two pickups and a semi were involved in an accident on Illinois 18 about 5 miles east of Streator.  Deputies say one