Judge rules 1851 law doesn’t apply in Missouri boat case

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that an 1851 maritime law does not protect a company from making payments to families of people aboard a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake, killing

Man dressed as Chicago officer robs currency exchange store

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a man dressed as a Chicago police officer robbed a currency exchange after barging into the store and telling an employee he was armed. Chicago police say the man entered the store

Mahony selected as next SIU President

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Daniel F. Mahony has been selected to serve as president of the Southern Illinois University System. The SIU Board of Trustees will vote on his appointment during its December 5 meeting on the

Northern Illinois man convicted of torturing puppy

WINTHROP HARBOR, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man who sent a video to a woman that appears to show him choke a puppy has been convicted of felony animal torture. Lake County Circuit Judge Victoria Rossetti