The county's new top prosecutor highlighted Illinois' assault weapons ban as a key tool in tamping down the violence she says has "overshadowed" the region.

Sean Grayson has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official ...

A Hoopeston man who was licensed to work as a child welfare specialist has been denied bail for a second time after being indicted by a grand jury Nov. 22 on 12 counts of Child Pornography — ...