Local Headlines

AURORA – An Aurora school teacher is accused of sexually abusing two children he allegedly knew. According to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office, they allege that between August 2018 and May 2019, 58-year-old Luis R. Mora made sexual contact with two victims, both whom

GENOA – A DeKalb County Man is in jail after an ATF and Rockford Bomb Squad raid on his home.  On Monday Genoa Police were called about a report of a man who allegedly displayed a gun to another motorist.  After an investigation, authorities stopped 54-year-old Joseph D. Walsh of Genoa

CHICAGO (AP) — A Will County man is charged with aggravated battery in the death of his 10-week-old daughter. Authorities say Jonathon Middono is accused in the death Kora Middono, who was airlifted to Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago on Monday and pronounced dead. Kora was first

TROY GROVE – Thunderstorms brought high winds that knocked out power and damaged a building in Troy Grove.   After midnight Wednesday the Troy Grove Fire Department was called to Troy Grove Township building on Vermillion Street after a section of the roof had blown off and took down power

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — An event where a drag queen reads stories to children at Rockford’s public library has upset some parents as the city celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month for the first time. Assistant Library Director Emily Klonicki said entertainer Cass Marie Domino will read to children

OGLESBY- Illinois Valley Community College is still hopeful that a regional dispatch center will be coming to their campus.   At the facilities committee meeting Tuesday, IVCC President Jerry Corcoran said that an unnamed city official recently contacted him to see if they were still

OGLESBY- Phase I and II of Illinois Valley Community College’s agriculture building project were among topics covered by the board’s facilities committee Tuesday evening. The Illinois legislature awarded Phase I of the project $150,000 Friday after the college had earlier secured nearly

LASALLE – LaSalle City Council members rejected a bid to turn the former Vendome property into a parking lot and pavilion. Council members said at Monday night’s meeting that they didn’t think a pavilion was the correct choice for that location. Mayor Jeff Grove explained that he felt

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois and Lake County are suing the owner of a Chicago-area silicone factory that exploded last month, seeking to force the company to identify the nature and extent of chemical pollution in the area and limit the environmental impact of the deadly blast. Attorney

OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa authorized an agreement to proceed in legal actions if need be against owners of a downtown property. According to Mayor Aussem, the problem began a year ago when parts of the building began deteriorating and the owners allegedly failed to address the issue. After