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Lake County, IL Cold Case: Woman Charged in Newborn’s Grocery Store Death After 25 Years

Round Lake Beach, IL – Nearly 25 years after a newborn infant was found dead in a bag behind a grocery store, a Lake County woman has been arrested...

Hobart, IN Crash Today: Vehicle Slams Into Home on Joliet Street

Hobart, IN – Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle that crashed into a home in Hobart, prompting...

Joliet, IL Barn Fire Destroys Vacant Structure Saturday Afternoon

Joliet, IL – A large vacant barn was destroyed in a Saturday afternoon fire, but firefighters were able...

Lake County, IL Route 60 Motorcycle Crash Kills Mundelein Man

Mettawa, IL – A 43-year-old Mundelein man was killed Monday night after his motorcycle collided with an SUV...

Indiana Fireworks Show Malfunction Triggers Early Explosion, No Injuries

Highland, IN – A fireworks display in northwest Indiana was briefly interrupted after an equipment malfunction caused an...

Frankfort Mayor Holland improvises during COVID-19 pandemic

Like many mayors, Frankfort’s Jim Holland has had to adapt and make changes to the way he serves his constituents, as the COVID-19 pandemic...

125 COVID-19 deaths today, most in Illinois since pandemic began

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,140 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 125 additional deaths. There are now 1,072...

COVID-19: Kankakee County reports 21 new cases today

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced 21 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing case totals to 265 in Kankakee County.  Among the new cases include...

7 Governors in Midwest Announce Partnership to Reopen Regional Economy

Chicago — Today, Governors JB Pritzker (IL), Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Mike DeWine (OH), Tony Evers (WI), Tim Walz (MN), Eric Holcomb (IN) and Andy...

Illinois COVID-19 tests, 21% result in ‘positive’ Seniors account for half all deaths

Illinois Department of Public Health reports 21% of all Illinois COVID-19 tests result in ‘positive’ with ages 70+ account for half of all deaths....

Champaign Region Hospitals report 95% of Ventilators in use

IDPH reports as of Tuesday night, Champaign Region Hospitals are nearing capacity as 95% of all area ventilators in that network.  The number accounts...
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