‘I’m being shot at’: Testimony begins in 2023 Ottawa courthouse shooting
Larry Burns told a jury the gun aimed at him misfired or jammed. After he sped away from the Ottawa scene, he found bullet holes in his car.
Photos: Princeton and Spring Valley throw National Night Out parties
The Cities of Princeton and Spring Valley held National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. National Night Out is an annual community policing campaign held on the first Tuesday of August to create police-community partnerships and build
Photos: Princeton and Spring Valley throw National Night Out parties

State park boom: Visits surging in summer ‘25

State park boom: Visits surging in summer ‘25
By several measures, residents of northern Illinois are sticking closer to home and instead hitting the road to explore nearby destinations such as Starved Rock, Matthiessen, and other state parks
Dwight takes ‘business as usual’ approach this summer as team looks to build on historic playoff run
In the summer training camp following a historic playoff run last season, Dwight’s has taken a “business as usual” approach this offseason.
State park boom: Visits surging in summer ‘25
By several measures, residents of northern Illinois are sticking closer to home and instead hitting the road to explore nearby destinations such as Starved Rock, Matthiessen, and other state parks
Dwight takes ‘business as usual’ approach this summer as team looks to build on historic playoff run

House Oversight Committee subpoenas Clintons, other top former DOJ officials for testimony in Epstein probe

On Tuesday, House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., issued subpoenas to the Department of Justice, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and several top former Justice Department
Suspect captured after manhunt in killing of 4 family members in Tennessee

The suspect wanted in connection with the killing of four people and the kidnapping of a baby in Tennessee was taken into custody on Tuesday after a week-long manhunt. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody