Main St News Reports in Illinois

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The former U.S. Postal Service employee who commandeered a mail truck and drove it the wrong way on Interstate 79 near Waynesburg early last year pleaded guilty to all charges Tuesday and will be ... Read More

Illinois lawmakers have also sought to enshrine limitations on vehicle searches based on the smell of cannabis into state law. The Senate passed a bill in 2023 that would prohibit police from ... Read More

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The ruling comes months after the court ruled the smell of burnt cannabis does not give police probable cause to search a vehicle, drawing a fine line for motorists and police to ... Read More

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One person is dead after a passenger vehicle collided head-on with a semi-truck early Monday morning in rural Rock Island County. Read More

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Antioch village officials Wednesday will consider a plan to locate a CarMax inventory center with parking for thousands of vehicles on 86 acres off Route 173. CarMax Auto Superstores Inc., is seeking ... Read More

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The smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle gives police probable cause to search it, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week. The ruling comes months after the court ruled the smell of burnt cannabis ... Read More

Two people were reported dead at the scene. The coroner's office identified the deceased as Kreg Bernell Reed, 54 of West Frankfort, Illinois, and David McCabe, 67 of Carbondale, Illinois. The ... Read More

Illinois State Police responded to a semi-truck rollover in Mahomet just before noon on Tuesday. According to State Police, the crash happened on the Route 47 entrance ramp to I-74, near milepost 171 ... Read More

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One person was flown to a hospital Monday after a sport utility vehicle became wedged under a semi-trailer truck on Interstate 72 near U.S. 67. Read More

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The coroner has released the identity of a 21-year-old man who died after he was struck by a semi-truck in traffic on Interstate 94 near Gurnee Saturday morning. The Illinois State Police, Gurnee ... Read More

NORMAL ( 25News Now) - One person is dead after a 2-vehicle crash in Normal earlier Tuesday, police have told 25News. Police are asking the public to avoid the area of College Avenue and Veterans ... Read More

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Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson has released the name of the victim of a two-vehicle head-on crash that occurred early Monday in rural Rock Island. Read More

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- The Batavia woman cited in a deadly hit-and-run will serve six months of probation, along with completing community service and fines. The citation stems from a crash last year, ... Read More

CADIZ, Ky. (WZTV) - Two men were killed in a Cadiz, Kentucky crash on Sunday. The men, identified as Kreg Bernell Redd, 54 of West Frankfort, IL and David J McCabe, 67 of Carbondale, IL were ... Read More

PEORIA ( 25News Now) - Starting Dec. 12, Peoria drivers can expect overnight traffic stoppages on eastbound U.S. 150 near the McClugage Bridge. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation ... Read More

The smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle gives police probable cause to search it, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week. Read More

Illinois, the land of Lincoln, deep-dish pizza, and now, sniff-based vehicle searches-at least if the cannabis in your car isn't burnt yet. Read More

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The smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle gives police probable cause to search it, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week. The ruling comes months after the court ruled the smell of burnt cannabis ... Read More

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Authorities say a 21-year-old man died after he was struck by a semi-truck in traffic on Interstate 94 near Gurnee Saturday morning. The Illinois State Police, Gurnee Police Department, Gurnee Fire ... Read More