There are three new registered sex offenders living in Iroquois County in the week ending March 16 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.
Candidate for Manteno mayor Annette LaMore is a vocal critic of the Chinese-owned Gotion lithium-ion battery plant being planned for the village and the way local officials have handled the project.
The Illinois House Republican Caucus has submitted a series of bills aiming to tackle human trafficking, highlighting Illinois's troubling position among the top ten states in the country for human trafficking cases.