State Police say victims are getting calls from someone phishing for personal information and claiming to be a state cop.
Taylor Burris shook the 7-week-old baby girl in a fit of frustrated rage, then tried to cover it up.Â
The department encouraged those interested to put their name in, noting that a number of recent and upcoming retirements have opened many positions.Â
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Decatur was a camp site for the more than 800 Potawatomi people during their forced march from Indiana to Kansas in 1838.
The crane is one of just 850 whooping cranes in North America and one of only 75 in the Eastern Migratory Population.
"This is not an easy project, but Chicago doesn't like it easy," Bears president Kevin Warren said.
And while he was fleeing from the police, his girl passenger is accused of throwing a submachine out the car window.Â
Terrified ex-girlfriend suffered cuts as windshield shattered under hammer blows.Â
Today farmers are planting a crop, and will be harvesting it this fall, without any assurance about the economic details of a farm program that will impact commodity prices and their family income.Â
The numbers are so high that a researcher initially had a hard time believing them. A Lee Enterprises investigation gives insight about the forces that have been fueling these deaths.Â
Students and staff of Unity Christian School unveiled their solar project to the community Tuesday afternoon, the day after Earth Day.
Michael Reidy, a Bloomington native and a former Clinton police chief who retired in 2013, has died at the age of 69.
Department of Corrections records show she is back in custody at the Logan Correctional Center.
Police said he responded to a threat to shoot-up his house by driving over to the home of the person who made the threat and shooting at him. Â
A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead.
A 20-year-old Decatur man was sentenced to three years in prison after police said he was involved in a gun attack on a rival gang’s territory.Â
The Supreme Court will consider a straightforward but legally untested question: whether a former president is immune from federal prosecution for official acts.
ADM's former chief financial officer, who was placed on leave earlier this year amid an accounting investigation, has agreed to resign effective Sept. 30.
Showers and thunderstorms are coming back to central Illinois as yet another cold front works over the area Tuesday. Find out when the chance of rain will begin and end, what winds are expected, and how much we'll cool down in our latest forecast.
Warrensburg-Latham second graders spent Monday morning planting vegetables and flowers in raised beds honoring Earth Day.
A 40-year-old Decatur man who said he returned repeatedly to the downtown Law Enforcement Center because he needed a place to sleep has been sentenced to prison.Â
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed eliminating Illinois' 1% tax on groceries, a move that could mean millions of dollars less revenue for municipalities.Â
But the class problem children, the twin Dennis Lab School campuses, have yet to face their final exams.Â
Farmers could see property values and cash rents level off, or even decline, if farm profit margins remain tight or negative in coming years, expert say.Â
Iowa leads the nation in ethanol production, followed by Nebraska, Illinois, South Dakota, Minnesota and Indiana.
The Flagman nonprofit and local volunteers lined the funeral procession route for Charles Darling Brown with more than 430 U.S. flags.
A 49-year-old Decatur man was sent to a local hospital after being shot in the chest.
On Saturday, the national nonprofit organization Homes For Our Troops presented Army veteran Aaron Tieffel and his family with the keys to their new customized home.
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There are now two competing bidders to buy Oberweis Dairy after the Illinois company filed for bankruptcy earlier this month.Â
The Chicago Bears seem to be throwing a "Hail Mary" pass in Springfield as they seek new stadium funding. Statehouse reporter Brenden Moore breaks down the politics at play.Â
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Public parks belong to the public, right? A billionaire can't cordon off an acre of Golden Gate Park for his private party. But can a poor person -- or anyone who claims they can't afford a home -- take over public spaces where children play and families experience nature?
"We are asking lawmakers to reject the proposed prescription drug affordability board," writes Rob Karr, president and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association.
This is a letter to the editor from the Herald & Review opinion section.Â
