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Northwestern Medicine hospitals in Huntley, McHenry and Woodstock implemented a visitor management plan Tuesday in response to a rise in hospitalized patients with influenza.

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The Appellate Court in Ottawa on Thursday denied the Ottawa High School Board’s petition to rehear the Tim Burgess case.

The Appellate Court issued an order in October to reverse his 2015 dismissal and send back the matter to the La Salle County Circuit Court.

The building housing the Judith Svalander School of Ballet was struck by a vehicle sometime overnight, it said on its Facebook page Monday.

Staff said it appears the vehicle jumped the curb onto the sidewalk outside the school, 83 E.

The murder trial of a former Chicago police officer began on Monday with audio of a calm but startling voicemail message that then-71-year-old Lorin Volberding left on his neighbor's phone.

"It's about 1:30. I think I just shot and killed Liz," Volberding said on that voicemail message. "I need help."

Lawyers waived opening statements at the start of Volberding's bench trial in connection with the Feb. 3, 2017, shooting death of his wife, Elizabeth Volberding.

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s agriculture director resigned last weekend at the request of Gov.

SPRINGFIELD – New rules governing how retail gun dealers do business go into effect Friday and include the types of records they must keep, how weapons and ammunition are to be stored and the kinds of video surveillance and security systems they must maintain.

The rules, established by the Illinois State Police and scheduled to be published in the Illinois Register on Friday, will go into effect almost one year to the day after Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act into law.

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Pub 47 isn't a restaurant that stands out from the exterior. Located off Route 47 in Huntley, not far north of where it intersects Algonquin Road, Pub 47 makes its name off what's on the interior.

GENEVA – U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, is looking to get a piece of legislation passed to expand access to primary and behavioral health care services.

During a press conference Saturday at TriCity Family Services in Geneva, the legislative details were rolled out.

“Making sure that people in Northern Illinois can count on seeing their primary care or mental health provider is something that everybody deserves,” Underwood said.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety.

His departure now leaves a field that was once the most diverse in history with just one remaining African American candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

Since launching his campaign last February, Booker, a U.S.