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AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Five white crosses memorializing the victims of a warehouse shooting in suburban Chicago are now housed at the Aurora Historical Society.  The society says the crosses will be on display through May 4 along with items left at the Henry Pratt Co. site after the Feb. 15

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Head Start programs in a central Illinois are receiving $6.2 million in federal grants. The office of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, an Illinois Democrat, announced the money for Peoria on Tuesday. Head Start and Early Head Start provide services to preschool children from

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has denied an emergency request to grant a University of Illinois MBA degree to a former student accused of sexual assault. The student identified as “John Doe” was pushing for the emergency order in his federal lawsuit because he faces

OTTAWA – Police officers will be granted nine credit hours toward an Illinois Valley Community College criminal justice degree or certificate, Criminal Justice Program Coordinator Kevin Hermes announced today.             Beginning this fall, State of Illinois-certified officers

OGLESBY – The largest gift in Illinois Valley Community College’s 95-year history grew this week to $1.2 million as the college received an additional contribution from the estate of Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg. Dr. Rose Marie Lynch, executor of the Weeg estate, presented IVCC President

SPRING VALLEY – The investigation into the Friday death of a Spring Valley woman has led authorities to Wisconsin to interview her boyfriend. The woman, identified as 28-year-old Marissa S Roberts, was found dead in an apartment on Ponsetti Drive. Her boyfriend, whom police say is

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities in Chicago say at least five people, including one child, have been shot and wounded at a family gathering on the city’s South Side. The incident occurred Saturday evening in the West Englewood neighborhood. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford tells

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago prosecutor whose office dismissed charged against Jussie Smollett defended the decision on Saturday, saying the “Empire” actor was treated no differently than thousands of other defendants whose charges were similarly dropped since she took office. Cook

WOOSTER, Ohio (AP) — The grandmother of a boy who went missing in 2011 from Illinois said she believes her grandson is still alive and hopes publicity surrounding a hoax perpetrated by an Ohio man claiming to be the 14-year-old boy will generate new leads in the authorities search for

CHICAGO (AP) — Somebody has slashed hundreds of vehicle tires in recent months across Chicago and now a reward is being offered in the hopes of finding out who it is. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of $1,000 to anyone with information on