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PONTIAC – Livingston County’s health department reported no new cases of COVID-19 for Monday. The county has seen 45 positive confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, with 2,319 reported negative. 37 of these previously reported cases have been removed from isolation, and two ...Read more

MENDOTA – The show will go on, however, it will be a week after the holiday and with limited parking.   The Mendota Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that the fireworks, scheduled for 9:30 PM around Lake Mendota on July 11th, will be limited to just 350 vehicles.   They also ask no ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department on Public Health announced 738 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state with 14 additional deaths. This is the lowest death toll in Illinois since March 30th. The daily death count has decreased steadily since the 24th of June. There have been a ...Read more

OTTAWA – The health department in LaSalle County reported 5 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday. These reported cases were a male in his 30’s and four women ranging in age from their 20’s to their 60’s. There have now been a total of 210 coronavirus cases since the start of the ...Read more

DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department announced 7 additional positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday. This makes 565 positive cases since the start of the pandemic with 18 deaths. 55 of these cases have been residents of Pine Acres Rehab and Living Center, with 12 deaths from COVID-19 ...Read more

OTTAWA – Work on the Otter Creek Wind Farm will have some roads closed temporarily beginning Monday.  The LaSalle County Highway Department say that North 12th Road between Illinois Route 18 and East 26th Road and East 26th Road between North 12th Road and North 13th Road will be closed ...Read more

PONTIAC – A man from Dwight is dead after a crash Saturday in Livingston County. The Illinois State Police say around 4 PM at US Route 66 and East 1830 North Road an SUV driven by a 20-year-old Pontiac man allegedly failed to stop at the intersection striking a motorcycle. The 77-year-old ...Read more

PERU – Fundraising efforts to help residents of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home communicate with loved ones during the pandemic kicked off over the weekend with events in Spring Valley and Peru. Studstill Media’s Operation Smart TV raised over $3,000 towards their goal of putting ...Read more

WALNUT – A 3-year-old boy is fine after wandering into a cornfield Saturday and traveling over a mile on foot. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office say that around 8:30 AM in rural Walnut a family reported the child missing and after a search of the home resources were called in to try ...Read more

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Activists and local leaders are calling for more state and federal support as shootings across Chicago over the weekend have left three children dead. One of the slain children was a 10-year-old girl who died Saturday night after a stray bullet ...Read more