A 22-year-old man from suburban Roselle has a charge from Ottawa Police for attempted theft by deception over $5,000 after a scam involving a senior citizen was uncovered. Ottawa Police were notified by the victim of the potential scam that they were contacted by someone claiming to be from law enforcement. The scammer...

It seems New York State leads the charge in keeping their landline phones. A new survey by the Chamber of Commerce shows New York State leads the country in the percentage of landline phones with The National Center of Health Statistics reporting that over 52 percent of New Yorkers say they still own a fixed-line phone...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says any dairy cows transported across state lines must be tested for bird flu. In March, an outbreak of the bird flu was found in herds of dairy cows for the first time and just this week fragments of the virus were found in pasteurized milk samples. Now, the USDA says cows must unde...

***For Immediate Release*** At approximately 1710 Hrs., officers from the Streator Police Department responded to the area of Illinois and Livingston St regarding a report of an attempted child abduction. Officers met with an adult complainant and a 10-year-old juvenile and were provided the following information: The ...

More than 35 student entrepreneurs will be setting up shop in Utica on May 4th for IVAC's 2nd annual Lemonade Day Youth Market! The community is encouraged to come to support these young business owners as they sell the goods and services they have spent the last few months perfecting as part of the Lemonade Day Illino...