Prison upgrades coming to Illinois facilities
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Corrections will be using over $150 million in state funds to move forward with construction and upgrade projects to facilities statewide. Plans include renovation of kitchen and cold storage areas at
Rebuild Illinois program to provide funding for LaSalle Veterans’ Home
LASALLE – Facilities at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs statewide are receiving $331 million in capital funding to address emergency and deferred maintenance projects. The LaSalle Veteran’s home will be receiving a portion of that funding, however
Illinois State Police to train law enforcement officers in Eastern Europe
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police, at the request of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, have been deploying officers to the country of Georgia to provide basic interviewing and
Lake Michigan EV Circuit to be constructed enabling electric vehicle travel along 1,100-mile shoreline
SPRINGFIELD –The state of Illinois and three other Midwest states are working together to build America’s next iconic road trip route, specifically for electric vehicles. The Lake Michigan EV Circuit Tour will consist of a network
Illinois Attorney General warns of new scam targeting banking consumers
CHICAGO – The Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has issued a warning regarding a new scam that looks to use fake bank websites to target consumers’ personal information. Scammers create the websites to make them look like
Invasive silver carp removed from Lake Calumet
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced the removal of one silver carp from Lake Calumet in the Chicago Area Waterway System. Lake Calumet is about seven miles from Lake Michigan. The fish was captured
LaSalle Public Library awarded Next Generation Grant
LASALLE – The LaSalle Public Library has for an eighth year been awarded a Project Next Generation Grant from the Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White and the State Library. The $40,000 will provide funding for two
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
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