LELAND, Ill. (AP) — Parents of students at Leland Elementary School are angry after an older student led an experiment that asked their children to open child-proof medicine bottles. Parents were not told in advance about Friday’s project at Leland Elementary School. On Sunday, the principal ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle-Peru High School’s Building and Grounds committee is putting the breaks on a solar panel proposal, for now. Plans for the solar garden proposed at the high school’s sports complex included a $25,000 annual rental fee over 20 years. The original design and ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle-Peru High School’s Building and Grounds committee is putting the brakes on a solar panel proposal, for now. Plans for the solar garden proposed at the high school’s sports complex included a $25,000 annual rental fee over 20 years. The original design and ...Read more
STERLING – A Peru man is one of 57 cadets who recently graduated from the Illinois State Police Academy. Earlier this month, Trooper Tavis Fivek reported for duty at District 1 in Sterling. Fivek a former telecommunicator for the ISP will ride along with a field training officer for the ...Read more
LASALLE – One man is in custody after a buy/bust operation in LaSalle. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team on Monday afternoon, a buy/bust operation conducted in the 1300 block of 5th Street in LaSalle resulted in the arrest of 28-year-old Blake A. Couch of ...Read more
PERU – Children brought to the Illinois Valley Community Hospital urgent walk-in clinic are receiving “busy bags” to help them pass the time while waiting for treatment. Sue Manning of Spring Valley, has already been putting bags together bags for kids at the emergency department and ...Read more
STERLING – A coyote was rescued after being struck by a vehicle near Sterling Monday afternoon. The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office say they were called around 5:20 PM for a car that had struck an animal in the road. Upon arrival they discovered a live coyote wedged in the ...Read more
DEKALB – Two Chicago men were arrested after taking a taxi ride from the city all the way to DeKalb and then allegedly not paying. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office they were called to Kishwaukee Community Hospital on Monday evening after a complaint from a taxi driver ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal disaster declaration has been issued for more than a dozen Illinois counties affected by this year’s historic flooding. The U.S. Small Business Administration is making low-interest loans available to businesses, homeowners and renters to replace or repair ...Read more
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union on Monday turned its bargaining focus to Fiat Chrysler, raising the possibility of another strike against a Detroit automaker. Ford workers ratified their contract Friday night, while the union settled with General Motors last month after a 40-day ...Read more
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