TROY GROVE – Wednesday afternoon emergency crews were called to the intersection of 251 and Route 52 between Peru and Mendota for a two vehicle accident. According to a deputy at the scene, three people in total
OGLESBY – A fire in the 100 block of Claret Knoll Ave significantly damaged a home and an attached garage Wednesday. Before noon Oglesby fire was called to the scene of a structure fire.
STEWARD – A train struck a Michigan man’s vehicle in Lee County Tuesday night, but nobody was injured. According to the Illinois State Police they responded to call after 11 p.m. in downtown Steward for a vehicle
CHICAGO (AP) — A 67-year-old Florida man has been arrested in the theft of $170,000 worth of diamonds from a Chicago jewelry store. Chicago police say Tamaz Hubel of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, was taken into custody
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and first lady Diana Rauner have released a partial list of donors to a $15 million renovation of the Illinois Governor’s Mansion. Rauner’s Democratic opponent in the fall election
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A Bloomington man arrested in Chicago has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the June 10 deaths of two people. Hammet Brown of Bloomington is charged in the deaths of 20-year-old
PERU – The Splash Field opening ceremony was a grand slam at Washington Park Monday evening. City Officials and Morgan Happ, wife of J.A. Happ, cut the ribbon to the handicapped-friendly water park, letting in crowds of
PERU – The Lasalle Peru and Oglesby Shared Police Service Committee met to discuss possible plans for a shared service location yesterday in Peru. Four locations are proposed for the shared police station, however some officials are
STREATOR – Three dogs were rescued in a house fire in Streator Tuesday morning. According to the Streator Fire Department, they were called after 5 a.m. to the 200 block of Joyce Street for a fire on
OTTAWA – Officials have confirmed the presence of an algal toxin at potentially dangerous levels in the Illinois River. In tests taken in Hennepin and Marseilles the presence of mycrocystin above the 4 parts per billion
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