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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois congressman has introduced a measure to designate the site of 1908 race riots in Springfield as a National Historic Monument. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis says the site is an important part of the history of Springfield and the nation. He says the

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Springfield Art Association has opened a new $1.8 million Visual Arts Center. The State Journal-Register reports the 5,800-square-foot building near downtown includes a metals studio, glass and ceramics studios. Mayor Jim Langfelder calls it “a

CHICAGO (AP) — The state of Illinois says federal food assistance money will be provided through the end of February during the government shutdown. The Illinois Department of Human Services said Friday that February SNAP benefits will be issued to Illinois customers about a week and a half

LASALLE – Sick outs and non reporting for work by Transportation Security Airport screeners and Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors is likely to increase if the government shutdown continues, according to flyersrights.org. So far local travel agency owner, Anna Lijewski (LEE-

SANDWICH – Credit card skimming devices have been found at a gas station in southern DeKalb County.  In a release by the Sandwich Police Department, they, along with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, discovered the devices on pumps at a Mobil Station on US Route 34.   A card

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A judge has ordered a former Illinois legislator accused of posting nude photos of an ex-girlfriend to stay off social media. Former state Rep. Nick Sauer was ordered held in lieu of $30,000 bail Thursday by Lake County Associate Judge Paul D. Novak. Sauer was later

OTTAWA – Members of the LaSalle County  Board voted to allow residents to vote on a sales tax increase in the upcoming April 2nd election. This could increase the sales tax in the county by 0.25%. Finance and Fee Chair Brian Dose explained that the county needs another form of revenue to

  OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a recent phone scam in the area. Authorities say they have received numerous reports from individuals saying that they have received calls from supposed relatives requesting money for bond to get out of jail. The

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has named a Chicago Democrat to be the chamber’s majority leader. Madigan’s naming of Rep. Greg Harris as his top lieutenant makes the legislator the state’s first openly gay House majority leader. In a statement,

OGLESBY- Before the monthly meeting of the Illinois Valley Community College board, the board’s facilities committee reviewed details for a proposed agriculture storage facility to be built on the site of the recently demolished dairy barn. The 7,500-square-foot building would house a tractor,