PRINCETON – The Princeton City Council has authorized drafting a new ordinance that will allow poultry in residential neighborhoods. The wording has not been finalized, but will included specifics as to the number and types of birds that will be allowed according to Princeton Mayor Joel ...Read more
PRINCETON – A woman in her 80’s from Bureau County has died from complications related to COVID-19. The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County health department on Wednesday announced that her death brings the total number of deaths in Bureau County to 68 since the pandemic began. They ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Wednesday announced 25 new COVID-19 infections among residents and one death, a woman in her 90’s, from complications related to the novel coronavirus. There have now been 58 deaths in Livingston County attributed to COVID-19 since ...Read more
OTTAWA – 2 additional individuals have died from complications related to COVID-19 in LaSalle County. With the addition of these deaths, a female in her 80’s and another in her 90’s, the county has now seen 240 coronavirus related deaths since the pandemic began. The LCHD reported 96 ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County State’s Attorney Todd Martin on Tuesday asked the LaSalle County Board Finance Committee to consider a budget increase for staffing the department. Martin said that this matches what was in the budget until November 30th 2020, but had become reduced on December ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa Elementary students will have the option of going back to school on Monday. Superintendent Cleve Threadgill announced on Tuesday that if families elect to utilize remote learning, students must remain so until the end of the 2nd trimester. Threadgill says if a family ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department is encouraging residents to test the radon level in their home. Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally in most soil. As radon travels through the soil, it can easily move through small spaces in a foundation and enter a building, where it ...Read more
OTTAWA – Forty-one new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 were reported in LaSalle County. According to the LaSalle County Health Department, 102 previously reported cases are recovered & released from isolation and two additional COVID-related deaths were announced on Tuesday. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 126 additional coronavirus related deaths were reported Tuesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health in addition to 6,839 new confirmed and probable cases. Included in those deaths were 3 individuals from LaSalle County, of which 2 were previously reported by the county ...Read more
PERU – The Peru City Council on Monday night chose Advanced Asphalt Company to do the work on the upcoming Midtown Road extension. The accepted bid was for $1,848,414.90 to not only extend Midtown Road from Peoria Street to Plank Road, but also widening a portion of Plank Road to accomodate ...Read more
