Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs explains what his office does and doesn't do.

A jury will decide Wednesday whether a Marseilles man was justified or provoked into wielding a machete, as his lawyer claims, or whether he’s guilty of felony battery.

William Ross, serving a decades-long sentence for murder of his girlfriend, was denied in his efforts to win a new trial.

The driver of a semitractor-trailer charged with improper passing in the death of a tractor driver in Rock Falls is scheduled to appear in Whiteside County traffic court in Sterling on May 13.

Peru native and Hollywood cinematographer Johnny Derango has a new film debuting in local theaters this week.

UPDATE: A missing boy from Ottawa was found safe late Tuesday night, La Salle County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Investigator Josh McGrath said.

The Dixon City Council at its most recent meeting recognized David Boucher, who began his career with the department in July 2004 and retired Feb. 17.

Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet hosts naturalization ceremony for more than 100 immigrants from across the globe.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments: