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On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.4% – over 800 points — while the S&P 500 lost 2.8%, and the Nasdaq Composite 4%. The market’s losses adds to what has already been a big sell-off so far in April: The Dow is down over 4%, the S&P 500 roughly 8% and the

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that it has learned of three suspected cases of severe hepatitis in children under ten years of age, potentially linked to a strain of adenovirus. Two of the cases are in suburban Chicago and one is in Western Illinois. One case

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that it has learned of three suspected cases of severe hepatitis in children under ten years of age, potentially linked to a strain of adenovirus. Two of the cases are in suburban Chicago and one is in Western Illinois. One case

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is hosting a community-wide vote for an updated eagle mascot logo this week. Voting for the new eagle design ends Friday on IVCC’s social media accounts. Followers will be choosing between two updated designs, both created by IVCC alum Jaclyn

  OTTAWA – Opening statements will take place this morning in the murder trial of a Sandwich man accused of murdering his ex-wife’s parents. Jury selection ended yesterday at the LaSalle County Courthouse for 38-year-old Donald A. Fredres, who is accused of shooting and killing

  STREATOR – Get rid of your unused or expired medication this weekend in Streator. Live Well Streator’s annual prescription drug take-back event will be at Streator City Park from 9 AM – 12 PM. You can drop off your unwanted or expired prescriptions and over-the-counter

OTTAWA – There will be no Farmers Market in Ottawa this year. The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce made the announcement on Monday. They say that due to a lack of vendors, they have decided to cancel it for this season. The Chamber thanked the enthusiasm that has been shown for the market in

MENDOTA – The Mendota Police are warning of another way scammers can separate you from your money or personal information. In a social media post, they describe how a scammer will call you asking you to verify a code number from Google Voice, a virtual phone and texting service. You should

The board of social media platform Twitter announced on Monday it has accepted a $44 billion offer from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to purchase the company and make it private. The company said that under the terms of the deal, Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash per share,

On Monday, Texas’ highest criminal court delayed the execution of death row inmate Melissa Lucio, who was set to die Wednesday.  The decision from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals means a lower court can now review Lucio’s claims that she is innocent and that her execution should