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OTTAWA – State Rep. Lance Yednock gave his reactions to Gov. J.B Pritzker’s budget address, Wednesday. Rep. Yednock says digging our state out of the financial mess left by former governors will take tough decisions and work from both parties to find solutions that put middle-class

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Police say all five of the officers who were wounded last week in a deadly shooting at a warehouse in suburban Chicago have been released from the hospital. Media outlets report that four of the officers hurt were released by Sunday, and the fifth was released Thursday. The

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of kidnapping and killing a University of Illinois scholar from China say they could be ready for a trial to begin July 1. A judge already denied a request from Brendt Christensen’s attorneys to delay proceedings until October, but said he

CHICAGO (AP) — “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist and homophobic attack because he was unhappy about his salary and wanted to promote his career, Chicago’s police superintendent said Thursday. Smollett also sent a racist and homophobic threatening letter to the Fox

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A Republican in the Illinois General Assembly says all elected officials in the state should be required to wear body cameras while conducting government business. Rep. John Cabello of Machesney Park says the intent of the bill he introduced is to reduce corruption at the

SHERIDAN, Ill. (AP) — A small funeral home was packed with hundreds of mourners for a 21-year-old college student who was killed on the first day of his internship when a worker opened fire inside an Aurora manufacturing facility. Trevor Wehner was among five people killed in the Friday

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago detectives suspect that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett filed a false police report when he said he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in downtown Chicago late last month, a police official said Wednesday. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi also said

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Coalition for Better Mental Health Care is teaming with legislators to push for new mental health funding and reform. House Bill 2486 and Senate Bill 1763, filed by state Rep. Deb Conroy and state Sen. Heather Steans would steadily increase state investment in

OTTAWA – Senior citizens  of LaSalle County with household incomes under $55,000 are encouraged to take advantage of the “Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program”. The program is a state sponsored tax relief program that allows qualified senior citizens to elect to

OTTAWA – OSF Health Care’s St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa is limiting patient visits, effective immediately. The recommendation stems from the Illinois Department of Public Health in response to state influenza activity level, which is currently widespread. OSF St. Elizabeth