PEOTONE, Ill. (AP) — Officials say they’re canceling the Will County Fair because of the corornavirus pandemic. The event was scheduled for late August and has been in existence for over a century. The (Kankakee) Daily Journal reports the fair board plans to discuss another event at its
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a third person died Saturday afternoon who was critically wounded in a shooting at a warehouse in central Illinois where the suspect had fatally shot two coworkers before apparently killing himself. Police believe Michael L. Collins opened fire on three
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College announced they will be offering three mental health-related seminars online this summer in partnership with Kankakee Community College. The sessions will feature Mark Sanders, a licensed social worker and certified alcohol and drug counselor and
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Residents of a southwestern Illinois community want a statue of the state’s third governor removed from a public plaza, arguing that he owned slaves and used his power to protect the practice. The (Edwardsville) Intelligencer reports nearly 500 people have joined
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Saturday of two new cases in the county. The health department says a female in her teens, and a female in her 20’s have tested positive, which makes 205 total cases since the pandemic began in March. It was announced that
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OTTAWA – High winds with an early evening storm toppled trees and knocked out power for over a thousand in North Central Illinois Friday. Nearly 300 remained without power Saturday morning after the storm, which swept across the area bringing with it watches and warnings. In Troy Grove, a
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PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Friday that another resident of Marshall County has tested positive for coronavirus disease. They say a man in his 40’s is recovering at his home in isolation. The investigation into whom the person has
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a Rockford man was electrocuted when he came into contact with power lines in Rockford. The 59-year-old Loves Park man was found in a bucket lift Thursday afternoon when staff from the Winnebago County coroner’s arrived at the location in Rockford.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say six people were hurt after a Chicago Transit Authority bus crashed into a building. Police and the CTA say the crash occurred about 7:50 a.m. Friday at Laramie and Fullerton avenues on the city’s northwest side when the bus swerved to avoid a tow truck that
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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police sergeant convicted of using bogus search warrants to raid homes and steal cash and drugs has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison. Xavier Elizondo was sentenced Friday. The Chicago Tribune reports that prosecutors had sought a 10-year
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