( KTRS ) Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is releasing a list of toys and children’s products that have been recalled in the past year. Madigan’s office says she’ll be joined by consumer product safety advocates on Monday to issue her annual Safe Shopping Guide. Her office says the list is aimed at ensuring a safe…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for killing the owner of an East St. Louis beauty supply store two years ago during an attempted robbery. John Paraham of East St. Louis pleaded guilty Friday in St. Clair County Court to first-degree murder in the death of…
( KTRS ) Nearly a pound of heroin headed from Chicago to St. Louis was intercepted by authorities, when the man transporting it was stopped for speeding in Montgomery County. Authorities allege that the motorist, who resides in the Chicagoland area, was in possession of 439 grams of heroin and 42 grams of cannabis, when…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A published report says five state airplane pilots have been showing up for work with little chance of flying because Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has grounded their flights to save money. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports that Rauner grounded the air shuttles for state workers and lawmakers as…
CHICAGO (AP) – An Illinois Army National Guard soldier and his cousin will plead guilty next month to charges they conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State group. An attorney for Hasan Edmonds and Jonas Edmonds said during a court hearing Thursday his clients are working on written plea agreements with prosecutors. The…
CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the jobless rate held at 5.4 percent in October but the state added jobs for the first time since spring. The department said Thursday in its monthly statewide unemployment report that the state added a net 14,400 jobs in October. The total number of jobs…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials have taken another step toward equipping police officers with body cameras. Officials are seeking a company to supply 1,000 body cameras and 1,000 patrol car cameras to state and local law enforcement agencies. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports the move is in response to a new…
Chicago, IL – Illinois residents are being warned about a phone scam in which con artists pose as IRS officials demanding unpaid taxes. Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she’s seen an increase in the number of complaints to her office in recent weeks from Illinoisans who have been contacted by scammers pretending to be government officials.…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The Belleville School Board has approved purchasing Google Chromebooks for second-graders and younger. District 118 students in third through eighth grades have had the laptops. The (Belleville) News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/1l69Miy ) the school board approved Chromebook purchases for younger students. There will be one Chromebook for each of six kindergarten centers.…
( KTRS ) Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office has reached four-year labor agreements with 11 unions and has criticized one of the larger state-employee unions for not doing the same. A spokeswoman for the Republican says the unions that agreed to deals represent more than 500 workers. 17 deals have now been reached with labor unions…