LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married Elizabeth ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Police Department are mourning the loss of former K-9 Mackey. Mackey served with Handler Sgt. Art Smith from 2008-2012 and passed away Thursday. He was the city’s first K-9, and assisted in many incidents, including searching for missing persons and drug arrests. ...Read more
MARSEILLES – The city of Marseilles is looking to the public for help after multiple instances of vandalism. On Friday they announced a $500 reward for information leading to identifying whomever is responsible for the damage at Knudson Park. Among the items broken include playground ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County prosecutors say the man driving a car carrying a toddler who was wounded during a shooting on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive this week did not exchange gunfire with the offender who shot his grandson. Jushawn Brown on Thursday was given a $5,000 bond for illegal gun ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ governor says the state will make 150,000 more first-dose vaccination appointments available in the Chicago suburbs. Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the vaccines will be available next week at 11 state-run mass vaccination sites in the suburbs and at area pharmacies. And ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity announced the recipients for the 2020 Community Development Block Grants for Public Infrastructure. A total of $18.2 million will be awarded statewide for water and sewer system improvements. The Village of Buda, ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has extended all driver’s license and ID card expiration dates an additional two months. All expired driver’s licenses and ID cards, as well as those expiring over the next four months, are now valid until Aug. 1, 2021. This ...Read more
PERU – A Galva man is dead and others injured after a multiple vehicle crash on Route 6 in Peru on Thursday. According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, 51-year-old Joseph L. Janz succumbed to his injuries after his involvement in a crash near 21 W. U.S Route 6 on the west end of ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department has gone two weeks without reporting a COVID-19 related death. This is the longest time the county has gone without a coronavirus related death since early October. The LCHD reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, totaling 11,560 since ...Read more
STREATOR – Illinois American Water’s Streator District has a new facility. A ribbon-cutting was held with employees and the Streator Chamber of Commerce at their new facility located at 1301 West Main Street. The new 12,000 sq. ft. facility represents an investment of approximately ...Read more
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