By JOHNATHAN HETTINGER of Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defended its decision to allow farmers to continue to spray a recently banned herbicide through July 31 in a court filing on Tuesday evening. The agency ...Read more
UTICA – The Illinois Conservation Police say they will begin enforcing parking restrictions and tow away cars at Starved Rock and other area state parks. “Since Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks reopened last month, we’ve seen increased instances of illegal parking” said ...Read more
The City of Peru announced fire hydrants will be flushed starting June 22nd and continuing through July 1st. Periodically the hydrants need to have fresh water run through them to prevent silt or rust from damaging firefighter equipment. Flushing will occur weekdays from 6 AM until 3:30 ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR and DON BABWIN Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court says Chicago can keep all records of complaints about police officers, no matter how old they are. The court ruled 6-1 on Thursday that state law trumps a provision of the police ...Read more
OGLESBY- The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America recently made a $10,000 grant to the Illinois Valley Community College agriculture program for biotechnology equipment. The equipment will be used in Introduction to Field Crop Science and Animal Science labs. Compeer made a $5,000 donation ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people are participating in upbeat and celebratory marches through Chicago to mark Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Participants in one march Friday danced to music played by a small marching band. Illinois Gov. J.B. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 692 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state on Friday, along with 44 additional deaths. Illinois has now had a total of 135,470 cases of COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic, with 6,580 deaths. The ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported four more individuals have recovered from COVID-19 in the county on Friday. This brings the total to 137 individuals who have recovered in the county. The number of confirmed cases in the county remains at 188, as no new cases were ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department announced two additional deaths from complications related to COVID-19 in the county on Friday. One individual was a resident in the 50’s and the other was in their 70’s, and a resident from Pine Acres Rehab and Living Center. There have now ...Read more
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department confirmed one new COVID-19 infection in a person in their 30’s, but overall the number of residents who are still battling Coronavirus Disease has fallen substantially. Since the pandemic began officials have recorded 94 total infections with ...Read more
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