OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported that a female in her 70’s is the latest at 39th COVID-19 related death in the county. 36 new cases were also reported by the health department, along with 6 new recoveries. The LCHD also explained they work closely with area schools ...Read more
UTICA – The LaSalle County Historical Society announced Friday that the 51st Annual Burgoo is cancelled for 2020. The major fundraising event provides the Utica museum with its annual budget, but also impacts the businesses in the surrounding area. They also announced that the LCHS Canal ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 2,208 new COVID-19 cases were reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday, with 24 additional deaths. The IDPH also reported that 20 counties in the state are considered to be at a warning level for coronavirus. A county enters a warning level when two or ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported more deaths in the previous seven days from area long term care facilities. They say that the LaSalle County Nursing Home has 2 deaths among the 26 cases reported. Ottawa Pavilion is reporting one death out of their 12 ...Read more
NEW CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old girl died and her mother was seriously injured after their northwestern Indiana mobile home caught fire and flames spread to two other homes. Firefighters found the woman’s home engulfed in flames when they arrived Thursday afternoon ...Read more
MARSEILLES – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team announced a pair of Marseilles men have been arrested on cocaine charges. They say that around 9 AM Wednesday 47-year old Eddie L. ‘Capone’ Booker was taken into custody and charged with delivery of a controlled ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator Elementary School District 44 announced on Friday that they have 13 staff members in quarantine out of precaution due to COVID-19, and 3 staff members in quarantine who have tested positive. Superintendent Dr. Lisa Parker said that they expect to have updated numbers ...Read more
LONG GROVE, Ill. (AP) — A covered bridge in northern Illinois has been damaged twice by vehicles within days of its reopening after a $1 million rebuild repaired damage that a delivery truck inflicted in 2018. Long Grove’s iconic covered bridge reopened on Friday. WLS-TV reports that ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center has limited seats available for 8-Hour Food Sanitation face-to-face instruction from 8 a.m. to noon Monday and Thursday, Aug. 24 and 27 and the exam from 8 to 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31 on the main campus. Attendance ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson say that funding for police officers in the district will be cut by more than half. They also announced what they called additional “major reforms” on Wednesday. WGN-TV reports that the Chicago School ...Read more
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