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SPRINGFIELD – Starved Rock State Park could be introducing a parking fee for visitors in the future. 38th District Senator Sue Rezin filed Senate Bill 1310 that would allow the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to charge a parking fee to help keep up with maintenance projects and

MORRIS – The Morris Police Department issued a warning of counterfeit money being passed around the area after a Chicago man was arrested for allegedly attempting to use counterfeit money at a local business. According to authorities, on Monday they were called to a business on Route 47 for

    OTTAWA – Ottawa Police are warning residents of a phone scam involving their Apple Device or iCloud account. Officials reported that residents are receiving calls from an individual who claims that the residents’ Apple Device or iCloud account has been compromised. The scammer then

DIXON – A North Carolina woman is awaiting extradition after a parole violation arrest in Dixon.   According to authorities, 59 year-old Marcella J. Lee was arrested Monday for a North Carolina Department of Public Safety Warrant for Parole Violation on a conviction of Concealing Evidence

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Forecasters are warning of downed power lines and tree limbs due to strong winds forecast through Wednesday morning across Illinois. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for much of Illinois, warning of winds with gusts of 45 to 50 mph. Forecasters say the

OTTAWA – Farmers are waging through the frigid weather, taking extra measures to keep their livestock warm. LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann says while the farmers are coping through the temperatures, the mud, sleet and slush have been just as bad, if not worse. Isermann

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House could vote on a plan this week to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, but inflation will largely negate the impact for low-income workers by the time the pay floor reaches that level in 2025. It’s no windfall for more than 1 million

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — A plot of Illinois farmland once owned by President Abraham Lincoln is heading to auction. A retired farmer in the central Illinois city of Charleston is selling his family’s 590-acre farm, which includes a 30-acre plot once owned by the nation’s 16th

PRINCETON – Two sites in Bureau County were added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Hampshire Colony Congregational Church in Princeton was listed on August 28th. Built in 1906, the church is a noteworthy example of