Galesburg Couple Returns to Court on Drug Charges, Man Pleads Not Guilty
A Galesburg couple arrested for cannabis related crimes re-appeared in Knox County Court this morning.
Bustos Speaks Out Over Funding Highway Trust Fund
The Federal High Way Trust Fund is dwindling down and Congresswoman Cheri Bustos is fighting to create a long-term fix.
The Latest: House Hears Budget Comments from Parents, Groups
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Parents of children with disabilities and organizers of state-funded programs helping survivors of domestic abuse are testifying in the Illinois House about how the budget impasse is affecting them.
Newly-Signed Legislation Brings Happy Hour Back to Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Happy hour drink specials will make a comeback in Illinois under legislation signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Southern Illinois Spends Over $185K on Chartered Flights
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Data provided by Southern Illinois University shows that the school’s administrators have spent more than $180,000 on in-house chartered airplane flights over the past two years.
Gov. Rauner’s Pension Plan Under Scrutiny in House Panel
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois House panel is raising questions about constitutionality and collective bargaining rights outlined in a pension overhaul proposed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Illinois Man Awaits Judge’s Verdict in Ex-Girlfriend’s Death
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) – A Rock Island County judge is weighing the case of an Illinois man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend whose body was found in a Minnesota field.
Flood Prevention Costs $720,000 So Far this Summer in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Officials in Peoria say the city has spent about $720,000 to prevent Illinois River flooding in the last month.
Blagojevich, Hastert Prosecutor Leaving to Become Judge
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal prosecutor who played a central role in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s trial and who is on the team prosecuting Dennis Hastert is leaving to become an Illinois judge.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Signs Electronics Recycling Bill
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – The state’s electronics recycling efforts will change after Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation addressing shortfalls in the program.
Court: New Trial for Inmate in Death of Wife’s Sex Client
CHICAGO (AP) – An appeals court has overturned a murder conviction for a northern Illinois man accused of placing an online ad for sex with his pregnant wife and then shooting her customer at the couple’s home.
Memorial to Mark 5 Years Since Deadly Grain Bin Accident
MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. (AP) – A memorial is planned later this month to mark the fifth anniversary of a northwestern Illinois grain bin accident that left two people dead in 2010.
Justice Laments Rauner Characterization of Supreme Court
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke says it’s “regrettable” as Gov. Bruce Rauner characterized the high court as untrustworthy and part of a “corrupt system.”
Japanese Students in Illinois to Study Aquatic Ecology
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A group of Japanese high school students has come to the heart of the United States to learn about water.
Oil Spill Cleanup Continues in Southwestern Illinois
HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) – The cleanup continues in southwestern Illinois after a weekend oil spill dumped more than 4,000 gallons of crude into a creek.
Property Tax Freeze, School Funding go to Illinois Senate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Senate will vote on a property tax freeze proposed by the chamber’s Democratic President John Cullerton, who calls it a compromise with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
The Latest: Illinois Senate Approves Temporary Budget
The Illinois Senate has approved over the complaints of Republicans a one-month, temporary budget to keep state government operating.
Illinois Gov. Rauner OKs Bobcat Hunting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation making it legal to hunt bobcats in Illinois.
Last Defendant in Cemetery Desecration Case Pleads Guilty
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) – The last of four defendants accused of digging up graves, dumping human remains and reselling plots at a suburban Chicago cemetery has pleaded guilty to the charges.
Judge Throws Out Most Corruption Charges Against Ex-Chief
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – A Lake County judge has thrown out nearly all of the corruption charges filed against former North Chicago Police Chief Michael Newsome.