MORRIS – Republican State Senator Sue Rezin has been chosen to be the new Minority Spokesperson for the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Human Rights Committee for the 102nd Illinois General Assembly. She will also be continuing her role as the Minority Spokesperson for the Senate ...Read more
OGLESBY – Officer Randy Slimko Leininger was sworn in Monday night as the newest member of the Oglesby Police Department. Commissioner of Public Property, Parks, Ambulance, Fire, Human Resources Carrie Lijewski gave the oath of office to Leininger in front of the Mayor and the Oglesby City ...Read more
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Officials at a suburban Chicago zoo say that an Amur tiger that underwent hip-replacement surgery only to dislodge the orthopedic implant within hours has been operated on again. Brookfield Zoo says the veterinarians performed the alternative procedure on the 10-year-old ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials said they expected COVID-19 vaccinations to top 1 million by the end of Monday, even as the state struggles to get more doses and fends off criticism it is moving too slowly. The Illinois ...Read more
EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — Part of a shuttered power plant in southern Illinois has been demolished. Crews imploded the Wood River Power Station building in East Alton shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. KTVI-TV reports that East Alton Fire Chief Timothy Quigley said It will take at least another month ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The state of Illinois is buying a building on Chicago’s near West Side $73 million building. It’s part of a wider plan to consolidate state employees from several downtown buildings including the James R. Thompson Center. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the sale earlier ...Read more
PERU – Peru’s City Council approved D Construction to take on their mandated sewer separation project. D Construction was the lowest bidder of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s project at just under $2 million. Peru Aldermen were happy to report that the ...Read more
PERU – Peru’s City Council approved D Construction to take on their mandated sewer separation project. D Construction was the lowest bidder of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s project at just under $2 million. Peru Aldermen were happy to report that the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Democratic Party is hosting a public forum with State Representative Lance Yednock this Wednesday regarding police reform legislation. The democrats will discuss the controversial House Bill 3653 via Zoom meeting at 5:30 p.m. The bill seeks to end cash ...Read more
PONTIAC – Thirty-eight residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). Sadly, two more residents have also died due to complications related to COVID-19. The individuals included a male and female in their 90s. Livingston County Health ...Read more
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