Bill would make Illinois medical marijuana program permanent
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois could permanently legalize medical marijuana under a new proposal that would also expand the state’s pilot program to include more conditions for which the drug could
Bill would make Illinois medical marijuana program permanent
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois could permanently legalize medical marijuana under a new proposal that would also expand the state’s pilot program to include more conditions
Judge rules Chicago suburb can’t ban assault weapons
A Lake County judge has ruled that the Chicago suburb of Deerfield can’t enact a ban on assault weapons.
Murder charges filed in fatal Chicago nightclub shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a security guard outside a Chicago nightclub earlier this month.
5-year-old girl found dead on bunk bed in Chicago house fire
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old girl died in a house fire on Chicago’s South Side. Chicago Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Carbonneau says crews
EPA testing finds drop in cancer-causing gas after shutdown
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) — The federal Environmental Protection Agency says no spikes in a cancer-causing chemical were detected after a suburban Chicago plant that uses
Last grants coming for endangered Route 66 program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Final grant season for an endangered federal program that’s helped preserve the historic Route 66 Highway for two decades is ending
Alternative rockers Shinedown coming to Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Alternative rock band Shinedown will appear at the Illinois State Fair in August. Officials announced Thursday that the multiplatinum-selling group will
Garuda Indonesia seeks to cancel order for 49 Boeing Max 8s
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s flag carrier is seeking the cancellation of a multibillion dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, citing a
Illinois unemployment 4.3 percent, unchanged since November
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The unemployment rate in Illinois was 4.3 percent in February. Illinois Department of Employment Security officials announced Thursday that the rate
2 charged in child abuse death of 2-year-old boy in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A woman and a man have been charged in the death of the woman’s 2-year-old son, who had sores and bruises on
Fire at DeKalb airport causes $250,000 damage
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Officials say an early morning fire in a maintenance building at the municipal airport in DeKalb caused an estimated quarter-million dollars
Semi-trailer strikes, seriously injures Illinois trooper
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois State Police trooper was seriously injured when a semi-trailer struck him and his squad car while he was responding
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Rockford woman wins gold, silver medals in Special Olympic World Games
ROCKFORD (WREX) — A Rockford woman competing in the Special Olympic World Games in Abu Dhabi is bringing home a gold medal and two silver medals.
Chicago man sentenced to prison for Boone County armed robbery
A Chicago man has been sentenced to prison for an armed robbery in Boone County.
Judge rules Chicago suburb can’t ban assault weapons
A Lake County judge has ruled that the Chicago suburb of Deerfield can’t enact a ban on assault weapons.
Belvidere North HS teacher wins Golden Apple Award
Amanda Newmes at Belvidere North High School was one of the five stateline teachers surprised with the prestigious award.
South Beloit man sentenced for deadly crash in 2015
James Jeffers, 37, of South Beloit, was sentenced on Thursday, March 21st.
