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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — An Illinois man who impersonated an IRS employee and stole nearly $900,000 has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. The Springfield Republican reports that Ashokkumar Patel was sentenced Tuesday by a U.S. district judge to 40 months behind bars with a year of

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, has died at her home in Washington. She was 87. Ginsburg died of complications from

DEKALB – An infant younger than one who was confirmed positive with COVID-19 has died in DeKalb County, according to the county health department. DCHD officials state this infant was previously reported as a positive case. This is the 38th death the DeKalb County Health Department has

OTTAWA – A male in his 50’s is the latest LaSalle County coronavirus related death. The LaSalle County Health Department reported the death, the 55th in the county, as well as 22 new confirmed cases on Friday. The LCHD also stated that 8 more individuals have recovered from coronavirus in

STREATOR – Streator Police are investigating an alleged shooting incident that occurred Thursday night.  Authorities say they were called to the 400 block of Richards Street around 6:15 PM for reported gunfire.  According to a police report, they say that an unknown Black male fired shots

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A firefighter has died battling a wildfire in California that officials say was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby’s gender. The U.S. Forest Service says the death occurred Thursday in the San Bernardino National Forest as crews battled the El Dorado

NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Handbags valued at more than $43,000 were stolen from a Neiman Marcus store in a suburban Chicago shopping center. Police say that at least 10 people wearing hooded sweatshirts and masks walked into the Northbrook store around closing time Wednesday evening, knocked over