PERU – The LaSalle County Health Department announced that this coming weekend a temporary drive-thru testing site for the novel coronavirus will be coming to Peru. This Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM – 4 PM at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport, you will be able to get tested for ...Read more
LASALLE – The Illinois State Police last Wednesday investigated various businesses in LaSalle County to determine which may be selling alcohol to those under 21. The Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement survey found 19 businesses were in compliance and denied service to a minor, however, ...Read more
MENDOTA – Santa Claus will be coming to a special drive-thru event in Mendota on Saturday. The big guy himself will be appearing at the Graves-Hume Public Library parking lot from 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Santa’s elves will be handing out gift bags and the Mendota Optimist Club will ...Read more
LASALLE – The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Monday announced that Acting Assistant Director Anthony Vaughn will serve as the interim Administrator of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home after former Administrator Angela Mehlbrech was terminated by the Department. They also ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department announced Monday that three more individuals have died from complications related to COVID-19. They say a man in his 70’s, a woman in her 90’s, and an inmate at the Pontiac Correctional Center in his 50’s have passed away. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed 8,691 new cases of coronavirus. There have been a total of 796,264 cases since the start of the pandemic statewide. In addition to the cases, 90 additional deaths were reported by the IDPH as well, making 13,343 deaths in ...Read more
OTTAWA – 4 residents of LaSalle County were reported to have died from COVID-19 related complications. These individuals are a female in her 60’s, a male in his 70’s, and a male and female in their 80’s and with the addition of their deaths, there has now been a total of 154 COVID-19 ...Read more
CHICAGO – The American Red Cross has announced that due to the ongoing pandemic, blood, platelet and plasma donors are as essential as ever. They also supply about 40% of the nation’s blood. A number of upcoming opportunities to donate will be coming up in the next two weeks, including in ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has extended the closure of his offices statewide due to the ongoing pandemic. The offices will remain closed through January 4th, 2021. The expiration dates for driver’s licenses and ID cards have been extended until June 1st. ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday announced 64 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered, bringing the total case count since the pandemic began to 6,812. They also reported 24 new recoveries, leaving 2,658 active infections in the county. The Illinois Department of Public ...Read more
