SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the State Fire Marshal of Illinois, in an effort to keep residents safe, wants to remind those in the state this winter to have their furnaces checked and to make sure carbon monoxide and smoke detectors are working. According to the National Fire Protection ...Read more
STREATOR – The Streator Fire Department quickly responded to a house fire on Friday that limited damage to a home. According to officials, they were called to the 200 block of West Broadway Street for a report of a house fire just after 7:30 am. Firefighters responded in ...Read more
CHICAGO – Gas price averages nationwide, statewide, and locally remain on the rise, as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to contribute to rising oil prices, according to the American Automobile Association. Russia is a member of OPEC+, and any sanctions based on their ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Five sites in the state of Illinois were added to the National Register of Historic Places, including sites in Bureau County. The Col. George H. Paddock Home as well as the Oakland Cemetery Historic District in Princeton, are new additions to the list of historic ...Read more
PRINCETON – Authorities are looking into the death of a man from Bureau Junction, saying it may be suspicious. Bureau County Sheriff James Reed stated that on January 20th deputies were called to the 100 block of North North Street in Bureau Junction, where they discovered 55-year-old Tyson ...Read more
President Biden joined New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday to discuss violent crime and rising gun violence in the city since the start of the pandemic, along with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Mayor Adams, a former police officer, ran a ...Read more
A severe winter storm caused major disruptions on Thursday, cancelling thousands of flights and knocking out power to customers in Tennessee and Texas. By Thursday afternoon, at least 5,800 flights were canceled, according to FlightAware. In addition, nearly 124,000 customers were without power ...Read more
LADD – Pretty soon the Ladd Senior Village will be home to many, as officials are anticipating a completion date in March. Laborer’s Home Development Corp. Property Manager, Kristin Piccatto says dozens of seniors have already filled out applications for the new ...Read more
Jeff Zucker has resigned as president of CNN Worldwide, effective immediately. The 56-year-old Zucker announced his resignation in a staff memo on Wednesday, explaining that the decision for him to resign was made after he failed to disclose a “consensual relationship” with a ...Read more
President Biden has agreed to deploy 3,000 additional U.S. troops to Eastern Europe to support NATO and Ukraine to dissuade Russia from any kind of military intervention in Ukraine. The deployment follows talks between U.S. and Russian officials and a meeting of the United Nations Security ...Read more
