OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s COVID-19 case average is the lowest its been since summer 2020. According to LaSalle County’s coronavirus updates and Studstill Media data, the county’s recent 7-day case average of 14 cases has not been reported this low since August. In ...Read more
MARSEILLES – One person is injured after a vehicle accident involving a car and semi-tractor trailer on Route 6n in Marseilles on Wednesday. According to the Marseilles Police Department, just before 5 p.m., a vehicle driven by 18-year-old Skyler Kisellus was heading eastbound on Route ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department announced that they will be taking part in an initiative called the One Mind Campaign to help handle calls that involve mental illness. Chief Gregory Kellen made the decision to join the program because law enforcement engages with a number of ...Read more
OTTAWA – 10 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the LaSalle County Health Department, making a total of 11,259 cases seen since the pandemic began. The health department also reported 41 new recoveries throughout the county, totalling 9,455 in all. The LCHD confirmed as well that two ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Governor J.B. Pritzker received his COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at a mass vaccination site in Springfield. The Governor visited the Illinois National Guard and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health mass vaccination site at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and spoke ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle’s City council approved of an electric car charging station for the downtown area. Economic Developement Director Leah Inman says the $8,000 station that supports charging two electric vehicles will be ready by the summer time. A location is yet to be decided. After ...Read more
ROCKFORD – The body of a Mendota man who has been missing six months was found in Rockford over the weekend. Saturday afternoon Rockford Police reported finding a body in a wooded area near the 3600 block of Auburn Street. Authorities say the death did not appear to be suspicious and that ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed that an individual in his 80’s has died with COVID-19. This is now the 285th COVID-19 related death the county has reported. In addition to the death, 14 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the county, individuals ranging in ...Read more
STREATOR – Prom season is underway and Streator high schools are hashing out plans to make the special event possible. Woodland High School is planning a prom under the conditions that students who plan to attend take a COVID-19 test on two Fridays before the event and all dates must ...Read more
CHICAGO – The Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD) today announced a new pilot program to address obstacles faced by rural child care providers in meeting the state’s quality of care standards. In partnership with the Illinois Department of ...Read more
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