DIXON – No new cases of coronavirus were reported in Lee County on Tuesday. The county has seen 97 positive cases since the start of the pandemic, with 92 of those recovered. There has been one death in the county from complications related to COVID-19. ...Read more
OTTAWA – Work being done by the Otter Creek Wind Farm will result in N. 12th Road between IL Route 18 and E. 26th Road closed on Thursday. The LaSalle County Highway Department announced that the portion of N. 12th Road between 8am and 5pm. Detours will not be posted and local residents ...Read more
PONTIAC – Two more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19, the health department announced on Tuesday. The individuals are a female in her 20’s and a female in her 80’s, who was asymptomatic at the time of testing. Both are recovering in isolation. There have ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 828 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, with 30 additional deaths. The IDPH is currently reporting 144,013 cases with 6,951 deaths in 101 counties in Illinois. The IDPH and Gov. JB Pritzker continue to stress the importance ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced four new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. These new cases are four females: one in their teens, one in their 20’s, and two in their 50’s. There have now been 219 total COVID-19 cases in the county since the start of the pandemic, with ...Read more
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Election officials say a majority of voters have approved amendments to Russia’s constitution, allowing President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. But the weeklong balloting was tarnished by widespread ...Read more
AURORA – Three individuals were taken into custody on charges related to possessing illegal fireworks in Kane County. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office say last Friday they executed search warrants on two homes in Aurora and one in Elgin searching for explosive materials. With ...Read more
YORKVILLE- Two people are dead after a single vehicle crash in Kendall County. Authorities say on Tuesday around 11 PM a car traveling westbound on Reservation Road near Yorkville left the roadway and came to rest in a line of trees suffering significant damage. The driver and the passenger ...Read more
MENDOTA – There will not be rides or the Sunday parade, but some traditions of the Mendota Sweet Corn Festival will carry on during the pandemic. Wednesday morning the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce announced that the queen and mini pageant will be held on Friday, August 7th and ...Read more
LOSTANT – A single vehicle rollover crash Tuesday injured three in rural LaSalle County. Around 7:15 AM Lostant Fire and Ambulance were called to Illinois Route 18 west of I-39 where they found a sedan in a bean field. According to authorities , the car was traveling west when for ...Read more
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