Clinton: Illinois should legalize gay marriage

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Former President Bill Clinton is calling on Illinois lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage.

Illinois Senate approves electronic cigarette ban for minors

SPRINGFIELD | Minors statewide would not be able to buy electronic cigarettes under a plan unanimously endorsed in the Senate Tuesday.

Spring season of Shop Local videos wrapping in Crown Point

CROWN POINT | A first season of Shop Local videos is wrapping up and officials are gearing for a second.

Neil Wesley

Services for Neal Wesley were April 15 at Heritage Lutheran Church, Valparaiso. Burial was in Angelcrest Cemetery, Valparaiso. Moeller Funeral Home, Valparaiso, handled arrangements.

Making fruit salad and smoothies

Workers at the Produce Depot get ready to make  fruit salads and smoothies for customers.

Refrigerated cooler

Mike Massaro stands next to the Veggie Cooler, one of the most popular attractions at his Produce Depot in St. John. During hot summers, customers can shop for vegetables and stay cool at the same time.

State media dispatch shows North Korea has named hardline general as new military chief.

Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation

Residents are voting to keep Portland, Ore., as the largest U.S. city without fluoride in the water or any plans to add it.

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

FILE - In this April 15, 2012 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, chats with North Korean People's Army senior officers, Vice Marshal and the military's General Staff Chief Ri Yong Ho, left, and Vice Marshal and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Choe Ryong Hae,…

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

FILE - In this July 18, 2012 file photo, North Korea's Vice-Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, speaks during a meeting at the April 25 House of Culture announcing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's new title of marshal, in Pyongyang, …