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The western Illinois city of Quincy plans the first major overhaul of its water treatment plant since the 1950s.Click to Continue »

A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man to four years in prison for scamming homeowners out of $1.7 million.Click to Continue »

The U.S. Coast Guard says a helicopter crew used the wind from the rotor blades to clear a path for two men who got stuck in ice in Lake Michigan…Click to Continue »

A community walk to celebrate diversity is expected to draw thousands of people to a Jewish Community Center in suburban Kansas City where a man intent on killing Jews began…Click to Continue »

A new music shop in Collinsville is just for the records.Click to Continue »

We wish to draw you attention to the curious incident of the persistent letter writer on the subject of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Click to Continue »

A $3 million federal grant will help ease congestion that slows Metra commuter trains heading into Chicago's Union Station from the south and southwest.Click to Continue »

Anyone wanting the lowdown on a restaurant in the Chicago suburb of Evanston can get health inspection scores sent to them by text message.Click to Continue »

The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to appear Sunday in North Charleston and attend a vigil for Walter Scott, the black driver who was fatally shot by a white police…Click to Continue »

In the reading room overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue, Karen Needles mostly works alone — but always in good company.Click to Continue »