Illinois agency reminds residents of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program for student loans
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced the Department has issued a letter to all federal student loan servicers encouraging them to help alert and educate eligible student loan holders about the Public
Man tries to kill spider with lighter, starts wildfire
1 dead, 11 sickened in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Napa County, California
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in California’s Napa County has caused one death and nearly a dozen hospitalizations since mid-July. Public health officials have found one possible source of the bacteria that causes the illness, with high levels
One dead, one in custody after shooting incident in Morris
MORRIS – The Morris Police say a Shorewood woman was shot and killed and a suspect was arrested after an incident Thursday afternoon in the 500 block of Twilight Drive. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan announced Friday
Dixon man dies after being reported missing on Rock River
DIXON – A Dixon man was found dead after his family reported him missing after kayaking on the Rock River. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say that 40-year-old James Shirk was last seen in an orange kayak
WNBA star Brittney Griner found guilty in Russian drug trial; is sentenced to 9 years in prison
WNBA star Brittney Griner was found guilty by a Russian court on Thursday on drug smuggling and possession charges, and was sentenced her to nine years in a Russian penal colony. The verdict came after closing arguments in Griner’s
LA Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw leaves game against San Francisco Giants with lower back pain
The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed that starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw left Thursday’s game against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fifth inning with lower back pain, after an injury that occurred during warmup pitches. There