OTTAWA – Ten new COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday afternoon by the LaSalle County Health Department. However, the health department reported no new deaths, which makes a full week of no deaths being reported by the county, the longest stretch of no coronavirus fatalities since early ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday said 20 additional people died from COVID-19 related complications in the past 24 hours. Nearly 2/3 of the deaths came from downstate, a change from earlier in the pandemic in which the vast majority of deaths came from ...Read more
GALESBURG – The Illinois State Police are still investigating the death of a Rochelle man found dead in Knox County in 2018. Authorities say Tyler L. Smith, a 23-year-old Western Illinois University graduate and a member of the Army National Guard, was downtown in Galesburg with friends ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa will have a driver services facility again starting today. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that the new location at 4111 Progress Dr. in Ottawa will now be open. The previous DMV office closed in October of 2019. The new building, which has been ...Read more
STREATOR – The Streator Police Department say another car wash in the community has been damaged by an unknown person. On Sunday they were called to the 600 block of East Hickory, where the owner reported that a security gate, entry door and locks were damaged. Last week, two ...Read more
MENDOTA – They may look authentic, but inspect high denomination bills closely. That’s the advice given by the Mendota Police Department after they say counterfeit $100 bills have been spotted in area businesses. They also suggest using a currency pen and comparing to real currency ...Read more
UTICA – The Utica Fire Department has acquired a new state of the art drone and more radios after receiving a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It was announced that the $59,212 funding was used to purchase a DJI M-300 drone and four Motorola APX8000 ...Read more
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health said Monday that five Illinoisans died due to complications from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. Only one of the deaths came from the Chicagoland area, a woman in her 70s, while the other four deaths came from downstate, including one from ...Read more
DEPUE – A suspect is in custody after an investigation by DePue Police into vehicle burglaries. On Monday they asked residents to check their vehicles to see if items were missing and to contact the police department if you notice something in disarray. The suspect, who has yet to be ...Read more
OGLESBY – Project Success, Illinois Valley Community College’s program for first generation, low-income and students with disabilities, has been awarded federal funding for another five years. IVCC President Jerry Corcoran informed the board Thursday the program that serves ...Read more
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