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CHICAGO (AP) — Dashcam video showing Jason Van Dyke pointing his gun at black teenager Laquan McDonald and firing 16 times was key evidence in the murder conviction of the white Chicago police officer. The same video will be at the forefront again this week, as three more officers stand trial,

SYCAMORE- The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office say that the man wanted in connection with the alleged Saturday robbery at a bank in Shabbona has been caught near Chicago.   They say that 39-year-old Jason D. Welch of Sterling was taken into custody in Elmhurst on Sunday.    He was charged with

CHICAGO (AP) — A winter storm blanketed much of the central Midwest with snow on Sunday at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, bringing blizzard-like conditions that grounded hundreds of flights and forced the closure of major highways on one of the busiest travel days of the

OTTAWA – Most communities have winter and snow parking restrictions in place in order to get the streets back open after a snowstorm.    Here are some of the area rules, but if you have specific questions you should contact your city for details at your address or

CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago has offered its first full-throated response to a lawsuit seeking to stop construction of former President Barack Obama’s museum and library. It came in a federal court motion this week to dismiss a lawsuit by the Protect Our Parks group opposed to the

CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Fame tight end and former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka is recovering from a mild heart attack. Steve Mandell, Ditka’s agent, tells ESPN that doctors inserted a pacemaker. He says Ditka is “doing much better,” and the iconic coach “appreciates the

SHABBONA – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reports that a bank robbery occurred Saturday in Shabbona.   Before noon a white male entered the lobby of Resource Bank and demanded money from the teller.   The suspect was seen leaving the bank traveling east on US Route 30 in a dark

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state’s budget crisis shuttered Abraham Lincoln’s former law office in Springfield. But city officials plan to reopen it on Saturday. Media outlets reports the first floor of the building will be the visitors’ center for the Springfield Convention

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The National Weather Service says parts of north central and northeastern Illinois could receive more than 6 inches of snow on Sunday. The weather service has posted a winter storm watch in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Ogle,

CHICAGO (AP) — A new state report says video gambling has seen significant growth in Illinois, with revenues increasing by more than 75 percent in the last three years. The state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability found video gambling racked up a net income of $1.4