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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed a ruling that had stopped construction of a massive power line through eastern Illinois. The court’s 7-0 ruling Thursday affects 35 Edgar County eminent domain actions by Ameren Transmission Co. to obtain land for the

CHICAGO (AP) — Black women who have just given birth in Illinois are more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues within a year than non-Hispanic white women, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health study released Thursday. The study analyzed the cases of women who died between

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois lawmaker says a bill to legalize sports gambling in the state likely won’t be put before the General Assembly until next year. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie says he’s working on the sports betting bill. Lang says lawmakers likely won’t

STREATOR – Ground was broken Thursday for a new 74-unit assisted living community in Streator. The Villas of Holly Brook Assisted Living and Reflections memory Care Community will be built in the 2000 block of East Main Street and is expected to be completed by the summer of 2019. The

DIXON – One man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in rural Lee County Wednesday afternoon. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Illinois Route 2 near Sink Hollow Road around 3:30 p.m. two trucks collided head on. The man driving northbound, 68-year-old Stephen Vagle of

PAW PAW – Paw Paw School Board members held a special meeting on Wednesday to answer questions about their decision to put deactivating Paw Paw High School and sending pupils to Indian Creek on the November ballot. The board answered questions given in a handout that concerned parents and

STREATOR – Streator City Council members approved the “Safe Routes to Schools” grant application at a City Council meeting Wednesday night. The $200,000 grant will go towards installing sidewalks so that kids can walk or ride their bikes to school in a safe environment. City engineer

AURORA – Two men were shot, one fatally, while inside of a car in an Aurora coin laundry parking lot Wednesday evening. Around 7 p.m. Aurora police say there was no discernible description of the suspect who walked up to the vehicle in the 800 block of W. Illinois Ave., shot multiple

STREATOR – Tuesday evening two people were arrested in Streator after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation. According to Tri-Dent, they, along with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence in the 1400 block of South Cleveland Street and took a

DEKALB – The man authorities say caused a manhunt Thursday in southern DeKalb County has been taken into custody Wednesday in the city of DeKalb. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Richard A. Hall of Leland was located at a residence in the 400 block of