Henry County

Li Arellano Jr., who won an uncontested race during Tuesday’s general election, says he is ready to hit the ground running for the 37th District. He will serve a four-year term.

The circuit judges of Illinois’ 14th Judicial Circuit voted unanimously to reelect Clarence “Mike” Darrow as chief judge to a two-year term beginning Dec. 3.

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.