Henry County

At 9 years old, L.J. started missing school. His parents said they would homeschool him. It took two years — during which he was beaten and denied food — for anyone to notice he wasn’t learning.

Locally, three candidates are vying for the Republican nomination to fill the state Senate District 37 seat currently held by state Sen. Win Stoller, R-Germatown Hills. Stoller has represented the 37th District since 2020 but decided not to seek a third term

Weather officials have words of warning for those debating whether to travel today in northern Illinois: If at all possible, don’t do it.

Plans for a pipeline that would have transported carbon dioxide from Iowa for eventual storage in central Illinois are off the table – for now.

Marquette defeated Henry-Senachwine 13-3 on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 in Ottawa.