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By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has unveiled the hulking desk the president-elect used in 1861 to craft his first inaugural address. The desk was presented

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — All 18 Illinois job centers offering services for people searching for work are accepting in-person appointments after shifting to remote operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Department of Employment

PERU – The Peru Police Department is having their annual car seat safety check on Saturday at Hyvee. Car seat technicians will work directly with families to assist in installing and checking their car seats. Lead organizer

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge is set to decide on several motions ahead of the trial for a man accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ governor has signed into law a pledge to eliminate the state’s climate-damaging carbon emissions within a quarter-century. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s action Wednesday includes money to

By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Lawyers say once powerful former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse have reached a tentative out-of-court settlement over Hastert’s

UNDATED – Harvest has begun in some parts of LaSalle County, however, end-of-season disease and pests have become a concern for yields. LaSalle County Farm Bureau President Dave Isermann says pests like armyworms and stress diseases have

PRINCETON –  The Princeton Police are seeking information regarding several incidents of damage which occurred during the evening hours on Monday. According to police, extensive damage was done to the bathrooms at City County Park and Zearing

  ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A woman who struggled with a robber inside an Illinois Subway shop says the owner suspended her from work after surveillance video of the fight became public. Araceli Sotelo told The Rockford

PERU – The Peru Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in a retail theft and battery incident that occurred on Monday at a mobile phone store. According to authorities, on Monday just before 5 p.m. police

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has emphatically defeated a recall aimed at kicking him out of office. Newsom bolted to a quick victory Tuesday boosted by healthy turnout in the overwhelmingly Democratic state.

  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have begun the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s expansive spending plan. But getting there will require remarkable legislative nimbleness, since Biden has said the revenue to pay

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is pressing ahead with plans to develop its own defense capacities and limit its reliance on the U.S. following the swift collapse of the Afghan army. European Commission President