State and Region News
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Police: 2 dead after train hits truck in southern Illinois
Feb 24, 2021 9:44 PM - Police say two men were killed when a pickup truck pulled directly into the path of a train in far southern Illinois
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COVID-19: How some suburban seniors found ways to get vaccinesFeb 24, 2021 7:21 PM - Illinois' COVID-19 vaccine dose total surpassed 3 million Wednesday, but it's still survival of the luckiest for thousands of Illinoisans seeking inoculations. Here's what worked -- or did not -- for some of them.
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Indiana clamps down on COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, clinics
Feb 24, 2021 5:17 PM - A day after Indiana expanded coronavirus vaccine to all Hoosiers 60 and older, state health officials doubled down on eligibility restrictions and announced new guidelines for clinics administering shots
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Bluffton man admits fatally beating another man with bat
Feb 24, 2021 4:19 PM - A northeastern Indiana man likely faces more than 50 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to fatally beating another man with a baseball bat
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Indiana woman admits spending $86K in public funds on self
Feb 24, 2021 2:29 PM - A northeastern Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to diverting more than $86,000 in public funds and spending it on personal indulgences during her time as a local trustee
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Madigan's successor resigns amid 'questionable conduct'
Feb 24, 2021 2:08 PM - The hand-picked successor to former House Speaker Michael Madigan's seat abruptly resigned Wednesday, under pressure from his sponsors who accused him of unspecified "questionable conduct."
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The Latest: Fauci: NIH to study 'long-haul' virus symptoms
Feb 24, 2021 12:54 PM - The National Institutes of Health is launching research to understand the causes and consequences of lingering brain fog, breathing problems and malaise reported by many recovering COVID-19 patients
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Man gets 60 years for killing ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend
Feb 24, 2021 11:20 AM - A northern Indiana man who pleaded guilty to killing a man who was dating his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to 60 years in prison in the gruesome 2019 slaying
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Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people
Feb 24, 2021 10:29 AM - CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) - Jason Goward was overjoyed to get a high-paying job on Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline project. The job, clearing ground with a contractor for the Canadian energy company, meant he could at last pay child support for his two young sons. He could buy groceries, pay for heat.
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Suburbs won't expand vaccines this week to medically vulnerable under 65Feb 24, 2021 7:33 AM - Suburban Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry and Will county health officials aren't going along with Illinois' plan to expand vaccine eligibility Thursday to people under 65 who have medical conditions.
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