OTTAWA – A Plainfield man is dead after a single vehicle crash Friday evening in rural LaSalle County. The LaSalle County Coroner said on Monday that 49-year-old Mark B. Wehde was driving on Illinois 178 when for unknown reasons he left the roadway near Lowell. The crash remains under ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Monday announced that rapid COVID-19 testing is available for those that are eligible. Employees who need a negative test to return to work, travelers, or symptomatic children who are not a close contact to a confirmed case who need to return ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College board’s audit finance committee last Wednesday reviewed the tentative $12.8 million tax levy request for 2020 which is up three percent over the actual 2019 levy extension of $12.4 million. They say that homeowners should not see an increase ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 6,890 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 35 additional deaths. The death total in Illinois since the start of the pandemic reached 9,792 with Sunday’s numbers. There are 417,280 confirmed cases of the ...Read more
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — A protest over police funding that began on Northwestern University’s campus spilled over into downtown Evanston, resulting in a clash with local police. Northwestern spokesman Jon Yates says Evanston police used pepper spray on demonstrators after bricks and other ...Read more
CHICAGO – As the United States braces for flu season, everyone who can is encouraged to donate blood if possible. The American Red Cross notes that receiving a flu shot does not affect blood donation eligibility. There are plenty of upcoming opportunities to donate across North Central ...Read more
DIXON – Nearly 150 inmates at the Dixon Correctional Center are battling COVID-19 this week. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, 148 active cases of the novel coronavirus are at the facility among inmates, and 21 among staff. Nearly 30% of the active incarcerated cases in ...Read more
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of the leader of an Illinois anti-government group who’s accused of being the mastermind behind the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque. Michael Hari, of Clarence, has pleaded not ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – On Sunday Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that this coming Wednesday Region 2, which includes LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam County, will have measures put into place to slow the spread of COVID-19 after experiencing a number of days ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois has had another day of near record setting new COVID-19 infections, approaching 7,000 positive test results on Sunday. The Illinois Department of Public Health report 6,980 new cases and 35 additional deaths. Statewide, 692 residents were hospitalized in the ICU ...Read more
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