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Democrat Montez Soliz of Rockford posted on social media that he has been removed from the ballot in the 17th Congressional District race following an objection to his petitions. That district includes parts of Bloomington-Normal and Greater Peoria.

Strong winds, heavy rains and possible tornadoes wrecked buildings and downed powerlines, three weeks after deadly tornadoes battered the state. The governor has declared a state of emergency.

Fourteen-year Democratic incumbent Dave Koehler of Peoria is the winner of the race for Illinois’ 46th Senate district with 54% of the vote.

Two other deputies had already been fired for the same reason. Seventeen students and faculty of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were killed on Feb. 14, 2018.

Amid a federal corruption probe, a suburban Chicago lawmaker wants to effectively ban red-light cameras.

An Alabama man was arrested for camping at an abandoned island at Disney World. He said he was unaware he was trespassing and called the island a "tropical paradise."

Sandusky is an adopted son of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football assistant coach who himself was convicted of 45 counts child sexual abuse in 2012.

The Fourth District Appellate Court is upholding the 18-month prison sentence Jeffrey Reinking received for illegally returning to his son an AR-15 Bushmaster rifle that he later used in a Tennessee mass shooting that left four people dead.

One woman decided to catch thieves by putting an AirTag inside one of her packages. The robbers took the bait, and they were caught.

Maui police identified the victim as Jason Carter of Haiku, who succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after being rescued by lifeguards.