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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ Old State Capitol in Springfield has been accepted to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The site, which is operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is one of 17 new listings, representing sites across the

Federal authorities have expanded the investigation into a series of killings that have shaken the city of Stockton California. Police linked two more shootings to those of five killed between July 8 and Sept. 27, saying they may be “interconnected.” A combination of video surveillance or

Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original $44 billion bid to purchase the social media platform Twitter. The Tesla CEO made the offer in a letter to Twitter, which the company disclosed in a securities filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A letter from

OTTAWA – Nearly one-quarter of a million dollar grant was awarded to the North Central Illinois Council of Governments to partially pay for a on study adding passenger rail through the Illinois valley. Rebuild Illinois awarded more than $10 million statewide to a number of communities for

    LASALLE – Authorities say the cause of the fire at Kentucky Fried Chicken in LaSalle is arson and an active investigation is underway. According to the LaSalle Police Department, an investigation was launched to determine the cause of the June 28th fire that completely

MENDOTA – The City of Mendota has set Trick or Treat hours for Halloween. The traditional downtown event for the area businesses will be held from 3 PM – 5 PM, and the citywide Trick or Treat hours will be from 5 PM – 7 PM on October 31st. It was also announced on Monday that

On Monday, the Biden administration announced that $300 million dollars — taken partially from the new bipartisan gun violence law — will be used to help students access mental healthcare.The U.S. Department of Education will allocate competitive grants of $280 million to help with