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DENVER (AP) — Amtrak says the Southwest Chief train route connecting Chicago to Los Angeles with stops in Colorado will stay in operation as is for at least another year. The national rail carrier had considered suspending rail service between Dodge City, Kansas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico,

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Local leaders and nonprofit groups are looking into turning the Fox River in Illinois and Wisconsin into a federally designated water trail. Kane County is working with the Fox River Ecosystem Partnership and other organizations in pursuing the National Park Service

OGLESBY- An electrical fire at the Oglesby campus of IVCC had multiple area fire departments responding Monday night.  Students and staff were asked to leave the building.   The fire, according to a witness started near the cafeteria.   Classes were cancelled for Monday night.  IVCC says that

PERU – The Peru K9 Miko has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a donation from an organization specializing in protecting police dogs.  Vested Interest in K9s, a charity in Massachusetts, has donated over 3,100 vests to dogs nationwide.

YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man released on parole after spending decades in prison for fatally shooting five people in remains in prison as he awaits a viable housing option. Carl Reimann, 77, was granted parole in April, but he’s been back at the Dixon Correctional Center since

OTTAWA – The  Lasalle County Sheriff’s Office warned the public Thursday that an elderly subject was approached by a driveway repair scammer.  The person was approached with a “great deal” on asphalt for their driveway.   Once the repairs were made the property owner was

STREATOR – Friday afternoon gunshots called Streator Police to the 400 block of South Vermillion Street, but they say nobody was found at the scene.   According to the department around 3:30 p.m. they arrived and presumed the suspects had fled by the time they arrived.   No persons were

SPRING VALLEY – A car crashed into the wheelchair ramp at the Spring Valley Post Office Sunday morning.   The driver was injured in the incident and transported by ambulance to the hospital.   Their condition is not known at this time. Spring Valley Fire and EMS were called to the scene

ROCKFORD – Two men are in custody after a fight in Rockford at the conclusion of a football game where one coach allegedly displayed a gun. On Saturday afternoon Rockford Police responded to a call for a large fight at Rockford Lutheran High School. Upon arrival, they found that coaches

ORLANDO – The school resource officer who exchanged gunfire with a teen near Dixon High School has been recognized at an awards banquet in Florida.     Saturday night in Orlando Dixon Police Officer Mark Dallas was named the International Association Chiefs of Police “Officer of the