LOSTANT – A Streator man died after his vehicle struck a tree Saturday morning south of Lostant. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office 80-year-old Roland Bastien of Streator was traveling east on Route 18 when for unknown reasons he left the roadway 3/4 mile east of ...Read more
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — A medical examiner testified Thursday that a 4-month-old found dead in a maggot-infested baby swing last year weighed only a few ounces more than his birth weight at the time of his death. The testimony occurred during the murder trial of the baby’s father, ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Through October the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has received reports of 432 suspected cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD, in white-tailed deer. EHD is a viral disease of white-tailed deer that can cause a high fever, and dead animals often are found near ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will receive $691,000 in federal funds to expand the availability of locally grown produce. The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced last week that money will be divided among 12 projects . Fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and ...Read more
MENDOTA – 1957 Mendota High School Graduate and former Minnesota Viking Bill “Boom Boom” Brown has passed away at the age of 80. The Vikings announced the news Sunday. The four time Pro-Bowler was inducted into the Vikings’ Ring of Honor back in 2004. ...Read more
A 71-year-old woman was pronounced dead Friday night at a lake south of El Paso near I-39. McLean County coroner Kathleen Davis says that 71-year-old Deena Rogers, of Washington, Illinois was pronounced dead around 11:30 Friday night. A preliminary autopsy indicates Rogers died from drowning ...Read more
SHABBONA, IL – A Rochelle man was arrested after deputies say he fled an accident Saturday afternoon. DeKalb County Sheriff’s officials say a 2005 Honda Accord left Shabbona Road at a high rate of speed and crashed into a ditch. Deputies say that the driver fled the scene on foot ...Read more
LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (AP) — A pickup truck lurched off a road in western Wisconsin Saturday and hit a group of Girl Scouts picking up trash in a ditch, leaving three girls and one adult dead and critically injuring a fourth girl, police said. Sgt. Daniel Sokup of the Lake Hallie Police Department ...Read more
MENDOTA – No injuries were reported in an early morning house fire in Mendota. After 1 a.m. on Sunday the Mendota Fire Department was called to the 1000 block of Illinois Ave for a structure fire. Additional area departments were also called, including Troy Grove, Earlville, Amboy, ...Read more
BLOOMINGTON – Four Bloomington men were arrested on Friday, after a long term drug investigation. According to Bloomington Police Department’s Vice Unit, on Friday morning they concluded a three-month investigation focused on powder cocaine and crack cocaine distribution in Bloomington. ...Read more
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