OTTAWA – LaSalle County topped 10,000 positive COVID-19 cases on Friday. According to The LaSalle County Health Department coronavirus updates, a total of four deaths and 307 cases were reported this week. In addition, the health department gave over 2,000 COVID-19 vaccinations at ...Read more
OTTAWA – A murder case involving a LaSalle man, who is accused of smothering his infant son, drags on nearly two years since the alleged crime. An evidentiary hearing is expected to be held on February 26th, after Herbst appeared before a LaSalle County judge on Friday. Herbst is charged ...Read more
CHICAGO— The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is pleased to announce Delrice Adams has joined the agency as Acting Executive Director. Ms. Adams was nominated by Gov. JB Pritzker to the position and must be confirmed by the Illinois Senate. Acting ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of two additional novel coronavirus deaths in LaSalle County on Friday. The individuals are a female in her 60’s and a male in his 70’s. There have been a total of two hundred fifty-seven COVID-19 related deaths in ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,156 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 71 additional deaths on Friday. The state has also administered a record high number of vaccine doses for the third ...Read more
CHICAGO – ComEd is letting the public know that there are individuals who may try to pass themselves off as a utility worker in an effort to pull of a swindle. They say that these imposters may contact you and claim that your service will be disconnected unless payment is made, and may ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials say nearly 56,000 people in the state received COVID-19 vaccination on Wednesday. However, state Republicans are questioning Gov. J.B. Pritzker about the state’s lagging efforts in the area. They note Illinois ranks 47th in overall ...Read more
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Amur tiger that underwent hip-replacement surgery at a zoo outside Chicago has managed to dislodge her custom-made orthopedic implant. Veterinarians at Brookfield Zoo say Malena recovered well from Wednesday’s surgery. However, as she began moving about ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for taking part in multiple carjackings, including one involving an off-duty police officer. The boy’s arrest on Wednesday comes during a surge of carjackings that have alarmed both residents and city officials. Chicago police ...Read more
LASALLE – No injuries were reported in a structure fire that occurred Thursday afternoon in LaSalle. According to initial reports, multiple agencies were called to Vermilionvue Terrance just after 3 p.m. LaSalle Fire Chief Andy Bacidore says one person was allegedly home at the time ...Read more
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