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East Aurora School Board member comes under fire
An East Aurora School Board member is facing federal charges and at least one call for her resignation. Annette Johnson, former president of the School District 131 Board of Education, directed $1.3 million to a company for which she was chief financial officer as a kickback or…
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Central Illinois sees uptick in immigration enforcement
A series of enforcement actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began in East Peoria and Peoria on Monday, Oct. 26, and continued in central Illinois communities, including Bloomington-Normal and Springfield throughout the week. By Oct. 29, 21 area arrests had been…
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Local cellist takes Genesee stage with LeAnn Rimes
Drew Wiegman made a prediction when playing a cocktail hour at the Genesee Theatre a few years ago. “I said, ‘There will be a day I am playing here’,” the McHenry cellist said. That prognostication will come true Nov. 6 when Wiegman performs with LeAnn Rimes at the Waukegan…
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Carpentersville man found guilty of sexually assaulting child
A jury has found a Carpentersville man guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony. Gavino Pineda Sosa, 68, a resident of the 1600 block of Sacramento Drive, was supervising the victim and others at his house in 2014, when he took the victim to a…
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Man killed in Campton Hills crash identified
The driver killed in a Campton Hills accident has been identified. Shortly before 9:45 a.m. Oct. 21, the Kane County Coroner’s Office was notified of a death at Northwestern Delnor Hospital in Geneva, stemming from a two-vehicle crash on Route 64 in Campton Hills. Coroner’s…
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BEAT gives King Crimson the royal treatment at the Copernicus Center
BEAT is a group of superb musicians put together specifically to tour and play the music of progressive rock band King Crimson but only songs from a particular period in the band’s existence. The quartet consists of guitarist/vocalist Adrian Belew, guitarist Steve Vai, bassist…
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Route 59 to be closed in Bartlett
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that railroad crossing repairs on Illinois Route 59 will close a portion of the roadway in Bartlett for six days. Canadian National Railroad repairs to the crossing on Route 59 south of Struckman Boulevard will require a…
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DCFS director found in contempt for noncompliance with judge’s order
SPRINGFIELD — A Sangamon County judge held the director of the state’s child protective agency in contempt of court Thursday, Oct. 29, for the department’s ongoing mishandling of a records request by Capitol News Illinois. “I understand this is not a department with 10…
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Consumer groups hand deliver 10k comments opposing $144M Peoples Gas rate hike
CHICAGO — Environmental and consumer advocates marched through downtown Chicago on Thursday to deliver more than 10,000 petitions urging regulators to reject Peoples Gas’ latest rate case. “The Chicagoans who have made comments have made it clear that the change we’re calling…
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Cook state’s attorney defends sanctuary ordinance
Today, the Cook County State Attorney’s Office presented an oral argument before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a challenge to sanctuary policies. In U.S. v. Illinois, et al., the federal government has challenged sanctuary policies implemented by Cook County, Chicago,…