OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will be holding a drive-thru flu shot clinic Saturday. They say that getting a seasonal flu vaccine will be more important than ever for protecting your health and the health of those around you. The drive-thru clinic will be open to the public ...Read more
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas school district is investigating a high school English teacher who asked students to write about a modern-day hero and listed the 17-year-old accused of killing two people during Wisconsin protests as one possible option. Kyle Rittenhouse has been accused of fatally ...Read more
PRINCETON – 22 new coronavirus cases were reported Thursday by the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department. The county health department stated that 16 of those cases are in Bureau County, 3 are in Putnam County, and 3 are in Marshall County. None of these cases are currently ...Read more
DEKALB – A DeKalb County resident in their 30’s is the 37th and most recent COVID-19 related death in the county. DeKalb County reported 23 additional positive cases on Thursday, and reminded residents of the importance of face coverings, social distancing, and hand washing to limit the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 2,056 new cases of coronavirus were announced in Illinois, along with 25 additional deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported over 268,000 cases since the start of the pandemic, with over 8,000 deaths. As of Wednesday evening, the IDPH stated that 1,558 ...Read more
LASALLE – The Illinois Valley Auto Group helped stock the shelves of the Illinois Valley Food Pantry with the 4th annual “Fill the Truck Full of Food” event. Over 2,500 lbs of food was donated and $1,577 in cash donations were presented to the pantry on Wednesday. “I just wanted ...Read more
MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) — A 30-year-old man visiting relatives in suburban Chicago from Kentucky has been arrested after a woman’s remains were found in several bags of luggage. Police say Melvin Martin Jr. caught a Greyhound bus from Louisville to Chicago over the past few days and was ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The governor of Illinois says he sympathizes with young athletes and their families eager to return to the field, court and ice. But Democratic Gov. J.B. Prtizker said Wednesday that the threat from the coronavirus pandemic is ...Read more
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Western Illinois University says a student suspected of shooting his roommate in their dorm room has turned himself into police. The 18-year-old student’s arrest means that the school will resume classes Wednesday. It had locked down after ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A former longtime Illinois state legislator has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return. Former Sen. Terry Link appeared in Chicago’s federal court Wednesday via video. The Democrat who first took office in 1997 resigned last week. He’s the latest state legislator ...Read more
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