MENDOTA – OSF HeathCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center has announced their DAISY and Sunflower Award winners. As a partner in the international DAISY Award program that recognizes the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care of nurses, they recently awarded its DAISY ...Read more
The U.S. House on Thursday passed a bill to prevent gasoline price gouging with a vote of 217-207; no Republican voted in favor of the bill. Sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., and Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., the bill would make it illegal to sell gas at an excessive price during an energy ...Read more
The white teenager accused of killing 10 black people at a Buffalo, New York supermarket appeared briefly in court on Thursday, after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree murder charge. Assistant district attorney Gary Hackbush said the indictment of the suspect, 18-year-old Payton ...Read more
MINONK – A portion of Interstate 39 has been dedicated to honor a soldier who was killed in Vietnam. A portion of the Interstate around Minonk has now been officially dedicated as the “Cpl. Robert D. Janssen Memorial Highway,” in honor of Cpl. Janssen, a soldier from Minonk. Senate Joint ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Privately made guns with no serial numbers are now banned in Illinois. Governor Pritzker signed the legislation earlier this week. So called ‘Ghost Guns’ cannot be traced by conventional means and can be created on a 3-D printer, leaving no record of their ...Read more
MENDOTA – The yearly flushing of fire hydrants in Mendota is set to begin on Monday. The Mendota Water Department is asking residents to watch for water on the roadway and for the crew members performing these tasks. ...Read more
MENDOTA – The yearly flushing of fire hydrants in Mendota is set to begin on Monday. The Mendota Water Department is asking residents to watch for water on the roadway and for the crew members performing these tasks. ...Read more
LASALLE – The City of LaSalle has delayed the opening of Veteran’s Memorial Pool by a couple of days due to the forecasted weekend weather. The pool is now set to open on Monday. The pool, located at 855 McArthur Road, will be open weather permitting Monday through Friday Noon to 7 PM ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Weather problems have limited fieldwork across North Central Illinois, and delays in planting have set some farmers back. According to the USDA just 55% of the corn crop is planted, behind the average of 70% by this date most years. Soybeans are also trailing the four year ...Read more
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on abortion rights in the wake of a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating five justices are poised to reverse Roe vs. Wade. Abortion-rights supporters said that right is an individual liberty; while anti-abortion activists said ...Read more
