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(AP) - Police in Chicago have arrested seven people suspected of spray-painting graffiti on two downtown landmarks, including the popular giant metallic sculpture known as "The Bean." Authorities say ...

(AP) - At least two Army tanks have arrived in Washington ahead of a Fourth of July celebration that President Donald Trump says will include military hardware. An Associated Press photographer says t...

The Morton Village Board voted unanimously 6-0 Monday to ban cannabis sales. The new ordinance applies to cultivation centers, craft growers, processors, dispensaries and transporters from operating i...

(AP) - Illinois officials say heat kills more people each year than other weather-related hazards and are offering the public safety tips. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency recommends staying h...

Two Canton residents were arrested early Friday morning on meth charges. According to a post on Facebook from the City of Canton Police Department, police found two people passed out in a vehicle, whi...

(AP) - The Los Angeles Angels say pitcher Tyler Skaggs has died at age 27. The team said it happened Monday in Texas but provided no other immediate details. Skaggs started the Angels' game Saturday n...

Fulton County Deputy Troy Chisum is remembered as "a nice guy," a great public servant and "a super hero." Funeral services were held Monday at Cuba High School for Chisum, 39, who was killed in the l...

Sunday afternoon storms resulted in one death in Peoria. First responders were dispatched to 4209 N. Dayton Avenue at 4:20 p.m. Sunday on a report of a man unresponsive in the yard. The man, identifie...

(AP) - Illinois residents under 21 won't be able to buy tobacco products and cigarettes will cost more under new laws taking effect on Monday. Illinois will join a handful of other states banning sale...

Hundreds of people filed through Cuba High School Sunday to pay their final respects to Fulton County Deputy Troy Chisum. Chisum was fatally shot June 25 while responding to a battery and disturbance ...