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OTTAWA – A Canadian man has died after a skydiving accident near Ottawa on Friday.   According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office 68-year-old Reginald C. Hurlbut of British Columbia was pronounced dead at Skydive Chicago.  The incident

SPRING VALLEY – Illinois Valley Veterans Memorial Bridge is scheduled to open Monday in Spring Valley. The replacement Route 89 bridge over the Illinois River is going to be wider than the old bridge to allow for

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A mother whose son was fatally shot by police in Peoria is suing the city and several officers in the shooting last September. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Peoria late Sunday

OTTAWA – The Lasalle County Health Department is encouraging parents to complete all of their children’s school health care requirements and recommendations. Vaccines help prevent serious diseases like measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis (whooping cough), as well as some

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The superintendent of Illinois historic sites including the Old State Capitol and Lincoln Tomb has been tapped to serve as curator of the newly remodeled Illinois Governor’s Mansion. Gov. Bruce Rauner announced Friday

LEXINGTON – A Livingston County mother is dead, and her infant daughter injured in a two vehicle crash near Lexington.    McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis says they received a call of a vehicle fatality on I-55

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. (AP) — The president of two Peoria automobile dealerships is dead after he lost control of his race car and crashed during a race at a track in Canada. Durham Regional Police say the crash

MARSEILLES – The 16th Annual Illinois Freedom Run was Saturday from Morris to Marseilles to honor those lives lost in the Middle East and hundreds of motorcyclists were in attendance. Joining in the ceremonies at the Middle

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A Bloomington nurse has pleaded guilty to stealing opioid patches from terminally ill nursing home residents. 31-year-old James Rellihan pleaded guilty to residential burglary. Five other charges were dropped as part of the

OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — A 68-year-old skydiver has been killed after his parachute apparently failed to open over a field in LaSalle County. Authorities say the man hit the ground about 5 p.m. Friday near Ottawa.  He

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Brookfield Zoo says two Amur leopard cubs, members of an endangered species, are doing well two months after being born. The zoo said Thursday the 8-week-old cubs are 8 and 9 pounds and

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — This is for anyone who wants to know about the days when the Great Emancipator was the Great Romancer. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is offering walking tours in

SPRING VALLEY – It looks like the day could finally come to ride across the new Spring Valley bridge. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the newly constructed Illinois 89 bridge over the Illinois River

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is auctioning off hundreds of confiscated or abandoned items including deer hunting tree stands, live traps and fishing rods. IDNR says the auction is scheduled for June

MARSEILLES – Saturday Marseilles will come alive with the sound of motorcycles as they kick off the 16th annual freedom run to honor veterans. The celebration begins at 6 a.m. where motorcycles will be lined up at

SPRINGFIELD–An Earlville teen was part of the all-female FFA Illinois State Officer Team that was elected Thursday at the 90th annual Illinois State Convention. Miriam Hoffman was elected to serve the next year as Secretary. This marks