PRINCETON – The boyfriend of a woman who authorities say was the victim of a homicide in Spring Valley has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. 38-year-old Eddie Lee Mentgen will serve at least 35 years in prison for the death of 28-year-old Marissa S. Roberts on April 5th 2019. Mentgen was ...Read more
OTTAWA – The novel coronavirus has been a scare since it has appeared in the United States, but the local concern among health professionals is the flu. Twenty airports in the U.S. have implemented health screenings for citizens coming from China. LaSalle County Travel Owner Anna ...Read more
PRINCETON – Bureau County’s Emergency Management Association will have a public meeting on the updates of the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. Today at 5 p.m. at Princeton City Hall, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be presenting on floodplain mapping tools online, ...Read more
HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — A congressional district in southern Illinois is expected to disappear following the 2020 census, raising concerns about the redistricting process that determines the number of seats a state gets in Congress. Experts say the 15th Congressional District, which stretches ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Two gun rights groups are suing the Illinois State Police for not promptly renewing firearm owners’ identification cards. The Illinois State Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation filed the lawsuit last week on behalf of two men who said they’ve been ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois officials are allowing medical marijuana businesses to stay open later. The change announced Friday follows complaints that people seeking those products have been at a disadvantage since a new state law allowing recreational sales took effect this year. The department ...Read more
MENDOTA- A Mendota student won the regional spelling bee after mastering ‘tapioca’ and ‘enmasse’. Jenah Sims will be moving on to the state spelling bee in Peoria on March 27th. The Northbrook school 8th grader competed against students from LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam counties ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State transportation officials are planning an event next month in Springfield for minority- and women-owned businesses. The conference on Feb. 10-11 will offer workshops and seminars on topics including financing, insurance, cybersecurity and making a safe work ...Read more
UNDATED – A full moon weekend is upon us, the first of many this year. Beginning Friday evening through Monday, the universe will experience the first supermoon of 2020. According to the Maine Farmer’s Almanac, Native American tribes had names for the moons calling this ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago hospital says that a man and his wife who were diagnosed with coronavirus last month have been discharged from the hospital and are now in isolation in their home. St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates say the two _ the first person-to-person ...Read more
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