SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s Fire Department is looking for more volunteers. In a city council meeting on Monday, Alderman Pellegrini addressed Chief Bogatitus’ concerns of lack of day time volunteers. According to Chief Bogatitus, the number of fire calls are increasing year ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Youth Roller Hockey League starts Wednesday. Coack Mike Petrone says no experience is required for the 10-week league opened to boys and girls, ages seven through sixteen. The league will be held at the Paramount Skating Rink in Ottawa. Door will open at 5:30 p.m. for ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Just days before he left office, former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner granted posthumous clemency to a man imprisoned for a stabbing that a serial killer later confessed to committing. The Illinois Innocence Project at the University of Illinois in Springfield says Grover ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – A sewage pump in Spring Valley used to process and move waste fluids with high solids content is causing issues for the water treatment plant. In a city council meeting on Monday, City Engineer Mike Richetta addressed the on going sludge pump issue, that was discovered in ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health department is urging women 21 and older to be screened for cervical cancer. In recognition of cervical cancer awareness month, the health departments goal is to eradicate cervical cancer in Illinois by women taking charge and getting screened.The LaSalle ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge for more time to indict a Chicago alderman accused of attempting to extort two local businessmen. In a motion filed Monday in U.S. District Court, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Amarjeet Bhachu and Sarah Streicker wrote prosecutors are conducting ...Read more
MARSEILLES – The Marseilles Police report on Monday night around 9:30 p.m. that there was an incident where several shots were fired in the city. They say that it took place in the 1000 block of Orange Ave and that the event was reportedly isolated. The investigation is ongoing and ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democrat J.B. Pritzker took the oath as Illinois governor, giving Democrats nearly unprecedented power at the Statehouse after four years of divided government only worsened the economic woes of a state, billions of dollars in debt. The 53-year-old heir to the Hyatt ...Read more
LASALLE – Farmers are experiencing the effects of the government shutdown, through vital departments like the USDA. According to LaSalle County’s Farm Bureau President David Isermann, various loan and compensations programs for farmers are now inaccessible. Isermann says specialty ...Read more
ILLINOIS – A donation shortfall over the winter holidays is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an emergency call for blood donors, to prevent a blood shortage from continuing throughout winter. According to the Red Cross, they collected nearly 30,000 fewer blood and platelet ...Read more
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