PEORIA - Attorneys are expected to begin jury selection on Monday in the trial of a 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting another teen over the summer.

HENNEPIN - The identity of the victim in a boating-accident death Friday night on the Illinois River has been released to the public.

SECOND OF TWO PARTSThough central Illinois keenly felt the effects of the Great Depression, which started 90 years ago this week, the actions of some city institutions helped mitigate the pain.

NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer for the rock group Little Feat, has died.

HENRY - In late July, not long after becoming mayor of Henry, Jeff Bergfeld sent a letter to Illinois Department of Transportation officials to inquire about the agency's future plans for the aging Illinois Route 18 bridge that spans the Illinois River at the edge of town.