PONTIAC – An inmate in his 40’s at the Pontiac Correctional Center has died from complications related to COVID-19, along with a resident of Livingston County in his 70’s. Since the pandemic began, 55 residents of the county have succumb to the disease. The Livingston County ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 7 additional COVID-19 related deaths, individuals ranging in age from their 70’s to their 90’s. This makes 213 coronavirus related deaths seen in the county in total. The LCHD also confirmed 50 new cases of COVID-19 and 116 ...Read more
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police officers who wrongly raided the home of a Black woman who wasn’t allowed to get dressed before being handcuffed have been placed on desk duty. Mayor Lori Lightfoot made the announcement Monday a day after Chicago’s top ...Read more
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois woman who ordered a department store gift for her grandmother also got a surprise when the package arrived: someone’s apparent COVID-19 test specimen. The Quad City Times reports that Andrea Ellis found the test in a biohazard ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a 71-year-old Chicago woman was killed when two people fired shots into her home. The shooting occurred Sunday night in the Morgan Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Emma Wright was pronounced dead at a hospital in Oak Lawn. No arrests were ...Read more
CHICAGO – The American Red Cross is offering safety tips to prevent house fires over the holidays. They suggest besides testing your smoke detectors each month, that you should also use caution when heating your home, especially with space heaters. They say if you must use one, place it on ...Read more
DIXON – An arrest has been made after an abuse investigation at a Dixon long term care facility. The Illinois State Police say that 34-year-old Demitri Davis, an employee of the Illinois Department of Human Services at the Jack Mabley Developmental Center in Dixon was charged with ...Read more
CHICAGO – Local and statewide gas prices are near or just below the national average according to the American Automobile Association. However, motorists are paying around 40 cents less per gallon than they did last December. In LaSalle County, gas prices average at $2.19 per gallon. Putnam ...Read more
OGLESBY – At the Oglesby city council meeting Monday night Commissioner of Electric, Streets, Water, and Sewer Jason Curran said that an audit of the community’s energy use may yield some positive news. He stated that himself and Mayor Dom Rivara met with BHMG Engineers to look over ...Read more
PONTIAC – Thirty-nine more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. Since the pandemic began, 122 active cases remain in the county out of the 2,843 positive test results recorded. At the Pontiac Correctional Center 17 inmates and 18 staff remain active novel ...Read more
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