DIXON – The Lee County Health Department confirmed one new COVID-19 infection in a person in their 30’s, but overall the number of residents who are still battling Coronavirus Disease has fallen substantially. Since the pandemic began officials have recorded 94 total infections with ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Thursday that another resident of Marshall County has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual, recovering in isolation at home, is a man in his 70’s. Authorities say there have now been 31 confirmed ...Read more
PERU – Multiple Departments throughout the area rushed to the scene of a reported house fire in Dimmick Township Thursday night. Crews were called after 8 PM to the 400 block on North 35th Road after a neighbor noticed smoke coming from the residence. According to Peru Fire Chief ...Read more
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — University of Illinois officials say in-person instruction will take place at the school in the fall, with COVID-19 safety precautions in place to protect students if the state has moved into Phase IV of its reopening schedule. In announcing its plans Thursday, Chancellor ...Read more
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of bankers in Illinois and 9 other states suggests the economy remains weak in those areas as the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect the region. The overall economic index for the region more than doubled to 37.9 in June from May’s 12.5, but it ...Read more
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An Illinois man accused of writing “KKK” on a black woman’s car during protests in Iowa has been charged with a hate crime. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that 54-year-old Gary Eugene Shelton was arrested Wednesday in Bloomington, Illinois, in ...Read more
LASALLE – The Chief of the LaSalle Police Department has announced he will be retiring. Chief Robert Uranich stated in a letter to the city that his last day will be July 15th. After 31 years of service, he has chosen to retire at the age of 55. “I have had the privilege to ...Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco says the government must revoke its approval of a widely used weed killer that has damaged other crops and turned neighbor against neighbor in some farm communities. The court ruled June 3rd that the EPA has understated or ignored ...Read more
STREATOR- An SUV that was reported stolen on Wednesday was involved in multiple crashes that evening, but the driver has yet to be caught. Streator police say a Ford SUV was taken from the 400 block of Richards Street. It would turn up around 8 PM Wednesday night starting a chain reaction ...Read more
PERU – Illinois Valley Animal Rescue, or IVAR, is a licensed shelter housing hundreds of animals a year, however, new regulations put into effect by the state of Illinois have added a new expense this year, a fire alarm system. In 2019 Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the new Kennel Safety ...Read more
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