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Northern Illinois University officials are investigating reports of an alleged secret bank account channeling thousands of dollars to several university workers.  NIU spokesman Paul Palian confirms to WNIJ  the university's police department is looking into the matter:

There's been a nationwide uptick in gas prices. But prices across the northern Illinois region have surged by nearly 20 cents over the past week.

Illinois is making it illegal for employers to ask job-seekers to hand over passwords to their social networking accounts. Governor Pat Quinn signed the measure into law Wednesday. 

66 Illinois counties have been added to the list of drought-affected natural disaster areas across the nation. Several northern Illinois counties are included in the latest round of declarations.