MENDOTA- The Mendota High School Board of Education held a special meeting Wednesday to discuss the COVID-19 rate in the district. They decided to delay the start of school to September 8th. MHS has announced that they will have multiple strategies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 with ...Read more
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department announced Wednesday that two individuals in their 50’s have tested positive for COVID-19. Since the pandemic began there have been 148 cases and one death. One new person was considered recovered from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total ...Read more
PEORIA – Four teens were arrested during an investigation into car burglaries in Peoria Tuesday. The Peoria Police Department say that a surveillance operation in the 3400 block of North Dries Lane at a car dealership led to the arrests. Authorities say that on a previous date the ...Read more
PRINCETON – Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Departments say that over the past 24 hours, they were notified of eleven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bureau County. All of those who newly tested positive are recovering at home. Bureau County now has had 169 cases since the ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Wednesday announced one new confirmed case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 101. The woman in her 30’s who tested positive is recovering at home in isolation. Since testing began, 4,539 ...Read more
OTTAWA – A 90-year-old man is the latest death related to COVID-19 in LaSalle County since the pandemic began. According to the LaSalle County Health Department on Wednesday, 22 have died from complications of the novel coronavirus out of the 621 total infected. They also reported 8 ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday announced 1759 new coronavirus cases. 30 people have died from complications from the virus as reported to the state in the past 24 hours, with 17 of those in the Chicagoland area. Also reported by the state on ...Read more
OTTAWA – An Ottawa man is in custody on drug charges after being arrested on Tuesday. The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team say that 30-year-old Cody E. Willet allegedly delivered less than a gram of purported cocaine and less than a gram of purported heroin/fentanyl during an ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Police Department say two men are in custody, suspected of being involved in a possible arson plus multiple tires slashed early Wednesday. They say around 3:30 AM they received a call to the Kenmar Trailer Court on 4th St in Peru for a possible fire. The fire was mostly ...Read more
OTTAWA – At this time, the LaSalle County Health Department has not had to close any food establishment for COVID related issues, but some have chosen to close voluntarily. The LCHD said Monday that they work very closely with business owners when they have an employee test positive for ...Read more
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