OTTAWA – A male in his 50’s is the latest LaSalle County coronavirus related death. The LaSalle County Health Department reported the death, the 55th in the county, as well as 22 new confirmed cases on Friday. The LCHD also stated that 8 more individuals have recovered from coronavirus in ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator Police are investigating an alleged shooting incident that occurred Thursday night. Authorities say they were called to the 400 block of Richards Street around 6:15 PM for reported gunfire. According to a police report, they say that an unknown Black male fired shots ...Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department said President Trump’s proposed ban of the apps WeChat and TikTok will go into effect Sunday to “safeguard the national security of the United States.” The government said its order, previously announced by Trump in August, will ...Read more
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A firefighter has died battling a wildfire in California that officials say was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby’s gender. The U.S. Forest Service says the death occurred Thursday in the San Bernardino National Forest as crews battled the El Dorado ...Read more
DEKALB – The Northern Illinois University Police are looking for who is responsible for racist graffiti that was discovered on campus. They say on Wednesday evening around 11 PM while on patrol it was discovered on the exterior of the Center for Black Studies building on Lincoln ...Read more
NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Handbags valued at more than $43,000 were stolen from a Neiman Marcus store in a suburban Chicago shopping center. Police say that at least 10 people wearing hooded sweatshirts and masks walked into the Northbrook store around closing time Wednesday evening, knocked over ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. attorney investigating a state government bribery scandal that implicates involvement by the longtime House speaker on Thursday OK’d a separate probe by a House committee. U.S. Attorney John Lausch said the ...Read more
CRYSTAL LAKE (AP) One of two former Illinois child welfare workers who investigated the alleged abuse of a 5-year-old boy whose beaten body was found in a shallow grave last year has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges. Andrew Polovin entered his plea during a brief hearing in ...Read more
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Deputies have apprehended a woman who is accused of traveling to the home of an Illinois teenager who she met online and bringing him to her home in Pennsylvania. Authorities found 20-year-old Lilandra Redman on Wednesday evening in a Pittsburgh suburb. Authorities say Redman ...Read more
OTTAWA – Be wary of any unsolicited phone call promising lower utility rates or demanding payment. As the seasons change, so do the tactics scammers use to try to take information or money from residents. According to AARP, a twist on the way these individuals target the vulnerable, ...Read more
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