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CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail Monday after posting $100,000 bail that allows him to go free while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abused four people dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. Hours earlier, the R&B star pleaded not guilty to the

LASALLE – A Solicitor Permit was granted to AB Marketing, LLC at the LaSalle City Council Meeting Monday Night. The permit will allow AB Marketing, LLC to go door to door selling for Clearview Energy. The city council wants to remind residents to be wary of unlicensed solicitors and to

OGLESBY – Tasty cars are making their way to Illinois Valley Community College’s cafeteria. Feast your eyes Wednesday, to IVCC’s 14th annual edible car contest, celebrating National Engineering Week. Event Coordinator and Computer Aided Design instructor Dorene Data says the

CHICAGO – State wide and local gas prices have seen a hike of nearly 30 cents more per gallon compared to last month. According to the American Automobile Association, gas prices for Illinois average at $2.45 per gallon compared to $2.17 per gallon, a nearly 30 cent increase. Local gas

OTTAWA – Former LaSalle County Clerk JoAnn Carretto died Sunday. Carretto worked for LaSalle County for 39 years, running for County Clerk in 2006. Carretto served as County Clerk for 12 years and resigned in December of last year. LaSalle County Clerk Lori Bongartz says, “Carretto

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, remained jailed over the weekend as confidants make arrangements to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free him as he awaits trial for aggravated sexual abuse, his lawyer said. The 52-year-old R&B star had hoped to

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A lawmaker from central Illinois stressed the importance of efforts to legalize recreational marijuana during a community forum, saying the industry could drive economic growth. Democratic Rep. Carol Ammons of Urbana was one of the speakers during a panel discussion

ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer will not be charged in the fatal shooting of a woman armed with a knife along an interstate. The Cook County state’s attorney’s office decided not to criminally charge Elgin police Lt. Christian Jensen on Friday following an

CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart wants to make sure the public is better protected from people who lose the right to carry guns. Dart is proposing legislation that would create countywide police units to recover weapons from owners who have had their Firearm Owners Identification

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Colleges and universities in Illinois are struggling to combat declining enrollment that was spurred by low unemployment rates, a shrinking population, unstable funding sources and increased out-of-state competition. Data show that the state’s community colleges and