Law enforcement announces special patrols for Super Bowl weekend
OTTAWA – Area law enforcement agencies have announced they will be conducting special patrols for Super Bowl weekend. They say that if your plans involve alcohol or marijuana, that you should make the right play and pass
Statewide education survey underway
PERU – The ninth annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey is underway, and area school districts are asking for help to improve education in the community. Students, parents, and teachers will be able to take the survey that
Students begin protest after chocolate milk is banned at school
The division’s Nutrition Department says the reason chocolate milk isn’t in the school is because it has “too much sugar” that the body doesn’t need. But officials say they hear the students loud and clear. They decided
Painting ruined by bored security guard who drew on it with a pen
The painting was defaced by a security guard, who has not been named but is believed to be 60-years-old, who worked for a private security company, the Yeltsin Center said in a statement.
Family upset dog poo got on face of child at rugby practice
Caerphilly council said last year it would permanently ban dogs from sports pitches, which will be enforced once signage is put up. Ben is urging dog owners to be more aware of the safety issues mess can cause.
DeKalb school employee charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly making false threat report
DEKALB – A DeKalb school district employee is facing charges of disorderly conduct and filing a false police report after allegedly claiming to have knowledge of threatening text messages. On February 2nd, DeKalb Police Department School Resource
Woman charged with defacing police memorial
CHICAGO – A 26-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with defacing a police memorial for tearing down a memorial photograph at the James R. Thompson Center. The Illinois State Police say that in August Anna N. Kochakian
Police officer breaks leg during Princeton fire rescue
PRINCETON – A multi unit fire in Princeton on Monday sent six residents to the hospital and injured one police officer. At 1 AM Princeton Police and Fire were called to the 600 block of East Peru
N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul lifts the state’s COVID-19 ‘vaccine-or-mask’ rule
On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted the state’s “vaccine-or-mask” requirement for indoor businesses, citing “major improvement” in COVID-19 numbers. Gov. Hochul said in a briefing that the rule — which mandates that workers either be
Second guilty plea made in alleged kidnapping plot of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
On Wednesday, a second man charged in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty and agreed to testify for the prosecution at the federal trial of four other defendants. 27-year-old Kaleb Franks of Waterford,