OGLESBY – The LaSalle County Highway Department reports that County Highway 23 will be closed from IL Route 71 to East Walnut Street. The department stated that this closure will be from 8am until 3pm, and that motorists are advised to use alternative routes. The closure is due to a tree ...Read more
OGLESBY – Starved Rock State Park announced Wednesday that some trails have been reopened after the August 10th Derecho toppled trees across North Central Illinois. Matthiessen State Park will remain closed. Visitors to Starved Rock State Park are reminded to take all necessary health ...Read more
PRINCETON – A male in his 90’s is the latest and 5th COVID-19 related death in Bureau County. The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department urged listeners to do their part to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in their announcement. The health department also reported 2 new ...Read more
OTTAWA – Two females, one in their 80’s and the other in their 100’s, are reported to have died from coronavirus related complications, the LaSalle County Health Department reported. So far, the health department has confirmed a COVID-19 related death every day this week. In addition, ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 37 additional COVID-19 related deaths in the state, as well as 2,157 new cases. This is the highest daily death count since July 7th. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Illinois has reported 225,627 cases with 7,954 deaths. ...Read more
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — lllinois police have arrested a juvenile after two people were shot to death during another night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Commander Norman Johnson of the Antioch Police Department says the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team and the Department of Homeland Security arrested an Ottawa pair for alleged methamphetamine trafficking. On Tuesday TRI-Dent, along with the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office and Ottawa Police executed a search warrant in the 1500 ...Read more
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say two people were shot to death and another was wounded during a third night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. And they are hunting for a possible vigilante seen on ...Read more
OTTAWA – Interstate 80 will be closed starting Thursday, August 27th at 8pm between exit 75 at IL 251 and exit 79 at I-39, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced. Motorists can utilize Route 251, Route 52, and Interstate 39 as a detour. The department announced that this ...Read more
By JEFF MARTIN, JOHN MONE and STACEY PLAISANCE undefined GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Laura is rapidly intensifying and will become a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane before landfall. It’s churning toward Texas and Louisiana, gathering wind and water ...Read more
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