SPRINGFIELD – During the Independence Day holiday weekend and throughout the busy summer boating season, Illinois Conservation Police remind boat operators and passengers to stay sober and wear life jackets while on the water. “The last week in June was a particularly sad week for our ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Helping to protect the earned wages and tips of workers, state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, helped pass critical legislation ensuring that employees collect their money. “The working men and women of my district deserve to keep every penny they earn,” said Yednock. “My ...Read more
OTTAWA – The 2019 recipients of the educational loan assistance program, offered by OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, have been selected. Designed to support LaSalle County students pursuing further education and a career in the health care industry, the program offers up to $5,000 ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The pathogen which causes Sudden Oak Death, a plant disease that has killed large tracts of oaks and affected many native plant species in California, Oregon, and Europe, has been found in Illinois. Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) has been ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The pathogen which causes Sudden Oak Death, a plant disease that has killed large tracts of oaks and affected many native plant species in California, Oregon, and Europe, has been found in Illinois. Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) has been ...Read more
MARION, Ill. (AP) — Two southern Illinois residents have been indicted on charges filed in connection with the 2017 death of an infant. Williamson County State’s Attorney Brandon Zanotti announced Wednesday that 19-year-old Jesse R. Martin of Johnston City is charged with ...Read more
LASALLE – The right lane of I-39 southbound near mile post 61, two miles north of I-80 near La Salle has buckled and is closed to traffic, according to Illinois State Police District 17. Police say the left lane remains open. Use caution when approaching the area. This is the ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa’s I-80 pedestrian bridge project is moving into its construction phase with plans going out to bid in the near future. Mayor Dan Aussem says the city is waiting on easements from businesses in order to move sidewalk where the bridge will be on the west ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois saw an eighth-straight year of record tourism growth in 2018, attracting more than 117 million visitors in 2018. The state released the data Tuesday ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. U.S. Travel Association numbers show visitors to Illinois spent $41.7 ...Read more
OTTAWA – The fourth of July isn’t just the nation’s independence day, according to an old farming proverb, its a benchmark for corn crops. If all is well, corn should be knee high by the fourth of July, but in previous years its been as high as an elephant’s eye. So where ...Read more
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