Illinois’ ex-House speaker charged with racketeering
CHICAGO (AP) – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, for decades one of the nation’s most powerful state legislators, has been charged with racketeering and bribery.
ROWVA school bus collides with pick-up Wednesday morning
Knox County Sheriff’s Deputies and first responders from Oneida-Wataga responded Wednesday morning to a collision between a pickup truck and a ROWVA school bus.
Carl Sandburg College keeps tuition rates the same for next academic year
Carl Sandburg College will keep its current tuition rates for the next academic year.
Canton man receives 5-years in federal prison for soliciting an obscene image of a child
A 29-year-old Canton man has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for soliciting an obscene visual depiction of a minor.
Wolbers, Tammy L.
Tammy L. Wolbers, 42, of Long Island, NY, formerly of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 3:38 pm, Saturday, February 26, 2022, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.
Newberry, Gertrude “LaVonne”
Gertrude “LaVonne” Newberry of New Windsor, Illinois passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 11:32 A.M. at the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville, Illinois.
Pritzker seeks review of divestment in Russian interests
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The governor of Illinois has asked the state’s employee pension systems to review potential divestment in Russian assets after Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
Davenport man accused of fatally shooting another man
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Police say they’ve arrested a man accused of shooting another man to death at a Davenport gas station as the two men fought.
Ukraine war, inflation hurt business outlook in nine states
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new monthly survey suggests that worries about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, soaring inflation and rising interest rates combined to undermine the confidence of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states.