PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Department reported five new cases of the novel coronavirus and one death Saturday. They announced that a Bureau County man in his 70’s was the latest to pass away from complications of COVID-19. Five new cases were also ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Two police officers have been shot during a traffic stop in Chicago, prompting a third officer to return fire and injure the suspect. Police told reporters during a news conference early Sunday that the two officers spotted a gun in the suspect’s vehicle. The officers ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Office will be offering a class for those interested in becoming an airplane pilot. They will be offering “Aviation Private Pilot Ground Training” from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 12 through Dec. 5 on the ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The two men killed and a third wounded in Kenosha all directly engaged with the accused 17-year-old gunman. Friends described the dead this week as an avid skateboarder and a Texas transplant with a young daughter. Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, has been ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has refused to release the full report on how an Illinois prosecutor handled the case against former actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself. Cook County Circuit Judge Michael Toomin said Friday much of the material ...Read more
LASALLE – The Aden Lamps Foundation 8th Annual 5K run/walk will be virtual this year. It will begin the week of September 5th through September 12th and participants can choose to complete the walk/run at their location of choice. Registration fee for adults is $20 and registration ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Saturday afternoon reported 15 new Covid-19 cases but zero new deaths. Statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,880 new coronavirus cases confirmed in the past 24 hours. The state also reported 11 additional ...Read more
MENDOTA – Although the doors to Mendota City Hall are closed to the public, City Clerk Emily McConville says she’s still able to register residents to vote. McConville explained Thursday at the city’s council meeting that individuals only need to give her a call at the office to ...Read more
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Kenosha police union has offered the most detailed accounting to date on officers’ perspective about what happened prior to Jacob Blake being shot seven times in the back. An attorney for the Kenosha Professional Police ...Read more
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a northern Illinois man charged with first-degree murder in the April 2019 beating death of his 5-year-old son say a plea deal may be announced next month. At a Friday hearing, a McHenry County judge set a Dec. 9 date for Andrew Freund Sr.’s ...Read more
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