Data Show Drop in Illinois Prisoners but Still Overcrowded
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – New state data show that the number of people incarcerated in Illinois prisons has fallen in recent years but facilities still remain overcrowded.
Illinois Budget Impasse May Mean No Free ACT Tests
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Nervousness about college entrance tests for high school students is acute enough as it is. But deadlock over Illinois’ budget and questions about whether the state can pay for those exams this year
Police in Round Lake Ask Village Leaders to Buy Body Cameras
ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) – Members of the village board in the Chicago suburb of Round Lake are considering a request from the police department to buy 15 body cameras.
New Public Safety Building Named for Fallen Firefighter
FAIRBURY, Ill. (AP) – A small-town in central Illinois has dedicated a new public safety complex to a firefighter who died seven years ago from injuries suffered while fighting a blaze.
Johnson, Mary L.

Mary L. Johnson, 52, of Galesburg, died at 7:25 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015 at home.
