By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois authorities have extradited a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Christopher Covelli, a spokesman for Illinois’ Lake County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday told The Associated ...Read more
ROCHELLE – One man is dead after a shooting in Ogle County on Thursday. In a statement released by the Rochelle Police Department, they say that 37-year-old Devin Bailey of Oregon, Illinois, was shot in the 1100 block of First Ave in Rochelle around 9:15 PM. He was taken to an area ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College has been awarded a grand from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund program. The grant is to help with costs associated with helping enroll, retain, and graduate first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. This ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding the public that expirations for license plate stickers are set to end on November 1st. Since June 1, more than 1.5 million people have renewed their license plate stickers online, more than double the number the previous ...Read more
OTTAWA – 78 new positive coronavirus cases were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department. This is the 2nd highest daily case-count seen in LaSalle County since the start of the pandemic, with the highest reported Wednesday. Since the start of the pandemic, the LCHD has confirmed ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed a new record for daily confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday. 6,943 new cases were confirmed throughout the state, along with 36 additional deaths. This is also the fourth time this week that Illinois has seen daily confirmed ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – One person has been found dead in a house fire in Spring Valley. Spring Valley Police and Fire Departments were dispatched shortly after 3 am Friday morning to a structure fire on Dover Drive on the west side of Spring Valley. Officers found the residence completely ...Read more
LASALLE – A LaSalle man was injured in a crash after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop early Thursday. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, deputies attempted to perform a traffic stop on US Route 6 between LaSalle and Utica when the driver allegedly attempted to flee. ...Read more
EARLVILLE – An Earlville High School graduate with a long list of accomplishments in the National FFA Organization at the state level as State Secretary, Miriam Hoffman was announced Thursday night as the new Eastern Region Vice President for the 2020-2021 National FFA Officer Team. ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College board’s audit finance committee Wednesday discussed fiscal 2022 tuition rates, the 2020 tax levy and 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Audit finance learned the administration will recommend to the full board there be no increase ...Read more
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