DeKab County News Briefs
December 12, 2018STATE Treasurer uses technology to deliver unclaimed cash If you get a check from the state, cash it. It’s legit. The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office Money Match program is…
STATE Treasurer uses technology to deliver unclaimed cash If you get a check from the state, cash it. It’s legit. The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office Money Match program is…
Dec. 12 Wrapping Day 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Hinckley Public Library, 100 Maple St., Hinckley Free Wrap your gifts for free at the Hinckley Library. The library will supply all the wrapping…
“Faith, Hope and Charity,” the motto of Bishop David J. Malloy, happens on a daily basis within the 11-county Catholic Diocese of Rockford. The virtue of charity is especially prevalent…
STATE Effort to raise smoking age to 21 fails Teenagers can continue to buy cigarettes and tobacco products in Illinois, if they are at least 18 years old. Efforts to raise the age…
Dec. 5-9 “A Christmas Carol Chaos” 7:30 p.m. except 2 p.m. Dec. 9 Stage Coach, 126 S. 5th St., DeKalb $13-$15 The Royal Shakespeare Company hasn’t arrived as promised to perform…
THROUGH DEC. 23 Christmas at Abbey Farms, 2855 Hart Road, Aurora. Join in the tradition of hunting for your very own Abbey-Farms-grown Christmas tree or select a fresh pre-cut fir tree…
It’s been almost seven decades since Alice Whitney and Carole Lichty were students at North Grove School but the Sycamore area cousins still keep coming back. Last Saturday they served…
STATE Illinois Top 200 list nearing completion The final votes are being tabulated, and when they are, a major project to mark Illinois’ bicentennial will be complete. The Illinois…
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell came under fire for his hiring practices after he employed a deputy with two DUI convictions, and who is now accused of the murder of an unarmed…
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the state’s marijuana industry. While Illinois’ marijuana market is booming and the state has made progress in diversifying…
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court has vacated a lower court ruling and reinstated a statute that authorizes the state to revoke a person’s Firearm Owners Identification card…
Capitol News Illinois has launched an interactive Election Guide to help Illinoisans navigate the voting process. Illinois gives voters 40 days prior to Election Day to cast their…
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Sept. 17 in actor Jussie Smollett’s appeal to overturn his conviction on disorderly conduct charges for falsifying a hate…
CHICAGO — A federal judge Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza bribed longtime…