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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was found dead at the scene of what they say was an ambush on police officers during a night of unrest in Davenport, Iowa, earlier this week. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the dead man as

SANDWICH- A protest in Sandwich over the death of a Minnesota man in police custody was held Friday afternoon.   Three laps were taken around town after a gathering at the gazebo downtown.   Presley O’Sullivan of Sandwich and Jason Reyes of Plano organized the gathering of around 200 people

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,156 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, including 59 additional deaths. The IDPH also announced that a pet cat has recently tested positive for COVID-19 after becoming sick in May. The cat was in a home with individuals

OTTAWA – The health department of LaSalle County announced one additional confirmed COVID-19 case in the county, as well as nine individuals who have been released from isolation. The county now has had 160 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with 94 of those cases now recovered.

PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported that four residents of Bureau County have tested positive for COVID-19. The individuals who tested positive were a woman in her 40’s, a man in his 40’s, and two women in their teens. All are recovering in isolation

LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — The fire chief of the central Illinois city of Lincoln is apologizing for sharing a social media post asserting supporters of President Donald Trump would blow the heads off looters. Chief Bob Dunovsky said Thursday the decision to share the Facebook post was made

STERLING – A Sterling man is in custody and charged with arson after police say he allegedly started a fire early Monday that killed three.  The Sterling Police Department announced that 40-year-old Steven W. Coleman was taken into custody Thursday and charged with three counts of

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a police car pursuing a suspect’s vehicle slammed into a sport-utility vehicle overnight, killing the SUV’s driver and injuring several other people in a second collision. Police say the squad car crashed into a Ford Explorer in Chicago’s Lake

CHICAGO (AP) — Several Chicago police officers are under investigation after a video surfaced showing them yanking two women out of a car and throwing them to the ground, and one of the women alleges one of the officers put his knee on her neck while restraining her. The Civilian Office of