A former Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the attempted murder of his estranged girlfriend in 2022.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Rock Island and Bloody Gulch roads.
In reacting to news that an arrest was made in connection with the sexual abuse of a resident at Marklund Hyde Center Geneva, officials stated in a news release that “it feels like a huge weight has been lifted.”
An Amtrak train was damaged Thursday by a tree that fell on the tracks west of the Ninth Street crossing in Mendota, leading to four broken windows and three passengers being treated for minor injuries.
DeKalb firefighters were called to an electrical fire inside a Northern Illinois University building shortly before midnight Wednesday at Wirtz Hall, authorities said.
The former Sears building at 1607 38th St. in Peru has a new owner, a private investor from Tracy, California.
Tonica, Peru, Utica, Grand Ridge, Leonore, Lostant and Oglesby fire departments responded to a structure fire Wednesday in the 1900 block of East Eighth Road near Tonica.
Much of northern and eastern Illinois is under a severe weather warning, including a tornado watch until 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
A dog owner is charged with attempted murder after he and his dog attacked a woman in a park in McHenry, causing serious injuries, police said.