SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed measures that would increase wages for workers who care for those with developmental disabilities and expand a child care program for low-income families.The Republican governor said there isn’t enough money to support the proposals. Read more » »

Actor Bill Daily is 89. Actress Elizabeth Ashley is 77. Actor Ben Jones is 75. Cartoonist R. Crumb is 73. Olympic gold medal skier Jean-Claude Killy is 73. Actress Peggy Lipton is 70. Comedian Lewis Black is 68. Actor Timothy Bottoms is 65. Actor David Paymer is 62. Jazz musician Gerald Albright is 59. Actor Michael Chiklis is 53. Read more » »

Submitted press releaseAugust 29, 2016 — Recent testing of mosquito batches collected from traps in Moline and Rock Island have shown a significant increase in positive test results for West Nile virus. In addition, a dead blue jay recently collected in Rock Island also tested positive. Read more » »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government officials say traffic fatalities rose 7.2 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year. That’s the largest single-year increase in a half century.The final tally of 35,092 deaths released Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is 0.5 percent lower than the 7. Read more » »

SILVIS — A juvenile was injured in a fight during the Silvis Moonlight Parade Saturday.Silvis police were called around 8: 30 p.m. to the area of 8th Street and 1st Avenure were a group of juveniles were said to be fighting, Police Chief Mark VanKlaveren said Monday. Read more » »

Submitted press releaseThe Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th St., will be closed Saturday, Sept. 3, due to the Rock Island Grand Prix cart races. The library’s 30/31 and Southwest Branches will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patrons may also take full advantage of digital services via the library’s online branch, rockislandlibrary. Read more » »

PARIS (AP) — Attention, legendary Pokemon creatures: You may soon be expelled from the schools of France.The education minister, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, said Monday that the makers of the popular „Pokemon Go” smartphone game should stop beaming their most avidly hunted Pokemon figures into real-life schools. Read more » »

PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor has opened an investigation into suspected racial discrimination after two Muslim women said they were ordered out of a restaurant amid tension over France’s burkinis controversy. Read more » »

Richard Allen is not a careful, polished Jewish communal leader with a seasoned staff operating from a mid-town Manhattan office, ensconced behind a stylized logo, fortified by tax-exempt donations and burnished advisors. Allen is a private businessman. Read more » »

CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago transportation official is to be sentenced after he was convicted of taking bribes to steer $100 million in red-light camera contracts to a Phoenix company.U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall is scheduled to sentence John Bills on Monday in Chicago federal court. Read more » »