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CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of revelers lined the streets to watch the Chicago River be dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day. The annual tradition that dates back decades took place Saturday morning on a stretch of the river in downtown Chicago. Celebrants stood on the Michigan Avenue bridge and

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A huge section of Illinois that honors the life and work of Abraham Lincoln and promotes tourism and recreation has been expanded. The Lincoln National Heritage Area established in 2008 covers 42 counties across Illinois. It stretches across the central part of the

CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Illinois at Chicago is giving students who want to become high school art teachers some help. The school says in a news release that for the first time since 2010 it is giving students pursuing an undergraduate degree in studio art the opportunity to obtain a

OGLESBY – Lillian Rodrigues, a student at Illinois Valley Community College, has been named a 2019 New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. Over 2,000 students were nominated from more than 1,200 college campuses across the country. Only one New Century

OGLESBY – LaSalle County Finance chairman Brian Dose gave a presentation to residents on a public safety sales tax referendum, Thursday. Illinois Valley Community College’s presentation room was packed with board members for a presentation that was given to inform the public as to why

PRINCETON – Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in Princeton, where a stand off occurred on Friday. According Princeton Police Chief Tom Kammerer, at around 4:30 a.m. they were called to the area of First and Hudson Street in Princeton for an armed man. Police say they chased 47-year-old

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A prohibition on tobacco sales to those under 21 is now under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s consideration. The Senate voted 39-16 on Thursday to impose the restrictions under legislation known as Tobacco 21. The sponsor is Democratic Sen. Julie Morrison of Deerfield. Her

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — The father of a man accused of killing four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee last year has been charged with unlawful delivery of a firearm in Illinois, a prosecutor announced Thursday. State’s Attorney Stewart J. Umholtz said Jeffrey Reinking was charged in

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago federal appeals court has handed a defeat to one man’s legal battle to claim a WWII-era fighter plane he alleged was stolen and rightfully belonged to him. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports Thursday that the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Richard