OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is looking to identify any Ottawa area residents who recently purchased a 2019 Polaris Outlaw 50 four-wheeler in Avalanche Grey/Lime from an individual in Rockford, Illinois. Authorities say the matter is in regards to an active investigation and any ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is looking to identify any Ottawa area residents who recently purchased a 2019 Polaris Outlaw 50 four-wheeler in Avalanche Grey/Lime from an individual in Rockford, Illinois. Authorities say the matter is in regards to an active investigation and any ...Read more
NORWAY – North 3689th Road in Mission Township will be closed for a culvert replacement on Wednesday. The project is located a 1/4 mile west of County Highway 3 in Norway. The work is expected to take three days to complete. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Motorists who drive dangerously in a crosswalk will now be facing a one-year suspension of their licenses.”Mason’s Law” requires a 1-year suspension of an individual’s driver’s license if they commit a right-of-way violation at a crosswalk or a ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is getting $450,000 in federal funds to improve maternal health and reduce the number of women and babies who die during or shortly after pregnancy. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth say the Illinois Department of Public Health will use the ...Read more
CHAMPAIGN – A car with three occupants inside went airborne and landed on the interstate in Champaign on Tuesday. According to Illinois State Police, just after 1 p.m. a vehicle traveling eastbound on Bradley Avenue allegedly drove through the intersection at Bluegrass Lane into a ...Read more
OTTAWA – An Ottawa woman has been charged with possession of purported cocaine after an alleged traffic violation on Friday. According to the Ottawa Police Department, 52-year-old Terry Lynn Farrell was arrested after a vehicle she was driving was stopped by police in the 500 block ...Read more
ALPHA, Ill. (AP) — A western Illinois post office has been named in honor of a 26-year-old soldier who died while serving in Afghanistan. The Alpha Post Office was formally named the Capt. Joshua E. Steele Post Office during a ceremony last week. Steele was raised on his family farm in North ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Conservation Foundation has named Crystal Curfman its executive director. The organization that raises money to protect and enhance wildlife and its habitat made the announcement last week. Curfman had served as managing partner of Curfman Group, a real ...Read more
DEPUE – Multiple agencies swarmed into the Bureau County community of Depue during the Labor Day holiday for a pair of unrelated structure fires. The first was a five alarm blaze in the 1100 block of Marquette Street around 1 PM, the second after 3 PM in the 12000 block of 2775th ...Read more
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