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MOLINE – Severe weather could swiftly march across North Central Illinois Friday night. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has upgraded much of Western Illinois to Moderate risk for severe thunderstorms. Damaging winds to 70 MPH, tornadoes,

SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois Senate Bill to help families of veterans with property taxes after the death of the veteran has moved forward through the state legislature. Gibson City Republican Tom Bennett sponsored the bill. Currently, a disabled

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is joining experts in the agriculture industry to promote safety in and around grain handling equipment. Because moving grain acts like quicksand, grain bin deaths

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture will hold open house event to explain plans to treat parts of the state for the destructive Spongy Moth, a non-native tree pest. Large populations of the moth are capable of

OGLESBY – The Vermilion River Area at Matthiessen State Park will be opened back up to the public starting Thursday. The area was closed on Wednesday through the month of March for Chronic Wasting Disease sampling and monitoring.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of over-the-counter sales for Narcan, an overdose-reversing nasal spray. The FDA green light marks the first naloxone product approved for use without a prescription (only the

The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has been admitted to a hospital in Rome after complaining of breathing difficulties in recent days, and have cancelled his meetings for the next two days. The Pope had appeared

NAPLATE – The Naplate Police Department have turned to social media to help identify two individuals they say are suspects of an unspecified alleged crime. The video released on Facebook from early Monday morning show two individuals

  SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Commerce Commission approved its annual Crossing Safety Improvement Program to implement highway-rail safety projects at local roads across the state. Over $476 million dollars from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund and Rebuild

    UTICA – An afternoon of river folklore and songs will be coming to the Starved Rock State Park’s Visitor Center this Sunday. “Steamboat Coming” is a medley of songs and stories by Mark Twain and

  PERU – The Illinois Valley Animal Rescue last weekend helped rescue multiple animals from conditions that they say were not desirable. Taken in were nine cats and kittens, seven dogs, chickens and turkeys. One of the

  LASALLE – A 17-year-old from Spring Valley is facing a weapon charge after a disturbance was reported in LaSalle on Monday. The LaSalle Police Department say they were called to the area of 4th Street and

A Maryland appeals court has reinstated the murder conviction against Adnan Syed, roughly six months after Baltimore prosecutors provided new evidence in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, due to a lower court’s violation of the victim’s

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to demand the official records on the department’s Dissent Channel warning against a speedy withdrawal from Afghanistan.  The Dissent Channel is a confidential channel

OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College CHEM & STEM Club will be presenting Sci-Fest next month. Student demonstrations in the sciences of Chemistry, Biology, Geology and Physics will be in the IVCC Gym on April 21st

CHICAGO – Pump prices are stuck in neutral for now, according to the American Automobile Association. This week, North Central Illinois motorists will see prices similar to last week, averaging $3.68 cents statewide. LaSalle, Lee, and Bureau

PERU – This weekend the city of Peru will have its annual Easter egg hunt. This year’s event will take place on Saturday at Centennial Park. There will be a special sensory hour for children with special

  SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comments about the abandoned mine lands reclamation projects that have been selected for work which include those in LaSalle and Bureau counties. IDNR’s Abandoned Mine

The Manhattan grand jury concluded its proceedings in former President Trump’s case on Monday afternoon with no vote. The grand jury had reconvened Monday in New York City after its proceedings related to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin

MENDOTA – Mendota High School reported that someone drove on the grounds where they shouldn’t and damaged the grass. They say last Friday after a baseball game someone drove through an area they weren’t supposed to and

  READING – The Reading Fire Department has announced they will be launching a Smoke Alarm Program in partnership with Camp I Am Me, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, and the Illinois Fire Safety

  SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Commerce Commission released its annual report on accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials on Illinois railroads. Of the 8,549 rail cars inspected in 2022, the ICC found violations in just 1.3 percent