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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois state Sen. Terry Link faces a federal charge of filing a false tax return. That’s according to a charging document filed Thursday. Link, a Democrat from Vernon Hills, is the latest state legislator to face public corruption

OTTAWA – As many schools decide not to fully reopen due to the pandemic, the American Automobile Association says that is reducing demand, thus causing gas prices to decline.  Locally, LaSalle County continues its trend to have some of the lowest prices in the state, with an average price

ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — A man convicted in the 1994 slaying of a suburban Chicago college student will spend more time in prison after a judge determined he was released four years too early due to a sentencing error. Forty-five-year-old Bonzell Joyner was taken back into custody Wednesday

PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department reported that 3 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county total to 137 since the start of the pandemic. The new cases are a male under the age of 10, a female under the age of 20, and a male in their 70s, who are all

PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department have confirmed 12 more cases of coronavirus. 7 of these cases are individuals residing in Bureau County, ranging in age from their 20’s to their 60’s. The remaining 5 are from Marshall County, individuals in their

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois saw 1,834 new COVID-19 cases announced on Thursday, with 24 more confirmed deaths. This makes 200,427 total confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic in the state, along with 7,696 deaths. As of Wednesday, the preliminary seven-day positivity rate for cases is

OTTAWA – 54 more new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the LaSalle County Health Department. The individuals who tested positive range in age from younger that 13 to in their 100’s, and now make 882 total cases since the start of the pandemic. The health department also reported that