ROANOKE - A first-time home buyer, Amy Hutchens was ecstatic to finally have a place of her own.

PEORIA -- Paramedics transported two people to a local hospital early Sunday as the result of a double shooting in South Peoria, authorities stated.

PRINCETON -- A Bureau County woman in her 50s has died from the disease coronavirus causes, according to local health officials.

In a year of too many dark days, Monday, Sept. 14, was a particularly dark day for every American for two reasons.

CHICAGO - Before Illinois voters consider any candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot - the presidential contenders, a member of Congress, a state lawmaker or a local judge - they will be asked to cast a simple yes or no vote on what could become the biggest change in state taxation in decades.