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MENDOTA – There will not be rides or the Sunday parade, but some traditions of the Mendota Sweet Corn Festival will carry on during the pandemic.   Wednesday morning the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce announced that the queen and mini pageant will be held on Friday, August 7th and ...Read more

LOSTANT – A single vehicle rollover crash Tuesday injured three in rural LaSalle County.  Around 7:15 AM Lostant Fire and Ambulance were called to Illinois Route 18 west of I-39 where they found a sedan in a bean field.   According to authorities , the car was traveling west when for ...Read more

STREATOR – The Streator Police Department say a woman was stabbed on Tuesday.  Around 12:30 PM they were called to the 600 block of Illinois Ave, where they found an adult female with an injury.  The suspect, who authorities say was known to the victim, fled the area on foot.  The victim ...Read more

OGLESBY – The Oglesby Fire Department was called to the Vermilion River twice Tuesday in separate incidents to rescue individuals stranded on the shore.   Around 5:30 PM a raft carrying three individuals flipped over in the WildCat Rapid.  Two were able to make it back into the raft but ...Read more

SANDWICH – The Sandwich Fair, the September tradition held every year since 1888, has been cancelled.   In an announcement Wednesday morning, the Sandwich Fair Board stated that due to information received from the DeKalb County Health Department, Illinois Department of Public Health, and ...Read more

HOFFMAN ESTATES – Public safety officials gathered earlier this week in the Chicago suburbs to discuss fireworks safety ahead of the upcoming Independence Day weekend.  Retired Fire Chief Mike Figolah with the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance explained the dangers of sparklers. “Though ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — New Illinois state laws dictating minimum wage, certain driving offenses and LGBTQ history education in public schools will take effect Wednesday. Low-wage workers statewide will see a pay increase for the second time this year. The minimum wage will increase to $10 ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police and federal authorities are looking to the public to provide the identities of 18 people who allegedly set fires during unrest following the death of George Floyd. U.S. Attorney John Lausch says 53 separate cases of arson were reported between May 30 and June 3. ...Read more

LAMOILLE – A house fire Tuesday afternoon in rural Bureau County caused damage to the rear of the home but no injuries.   Mendota and Troy Grove Fire were called to the 2600 block of 3450th Road near LaMoille around 5 PM for heavy smoke in the laundry room of the home.  All residents were ...Read more