SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed 125 new COVID-19 related deaths throughout the state, which included 2 individuals from Bureau County and 8 from LaSalle County. Since the start of the pandemic, the IDPH has reported 11,677 deaths and 674,089 cases, with ...Read more
LELAND – In a letter sent home to parents of students in the Leland school district, administrators ask that families who do travel for Thanksgiving to keep their children out of school 14 days upon their return. The school district is still continuing in person hybrid learning, and they ...Read more
ANNAWAN – The Illinois State Police have released the names of those killed in the fatal Saturday morning three vehicle crash in Bureau County on I-80. They say 41-year-old Christopher Gedraitis of Peru and 27-year-old Christopher Ivy of Chicago were both killed when the vehicle driven by ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Monday announced that over the weekend three more residents died of complications related to COVID-19. The individuals included a woman in her 60’s; a man in his 70’s; and a woman in her 90’s. Currently, 20 individuals have ...Read more
PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department reported 35 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. They noted two additional cases in Putnam County, five in Marshall County and 28 in Bureau County. Nearly 2,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been handled by the health ...Read more
PERU – Peru City Council made the decision to call off their annual Christmas Parade that would have been held December 5th after a lengthy discussion at Monday night’s meeting. Alderman Buffo said that it would make the city look like “hypocrites” if they allowed the public to gather ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 4 additional COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, individuals in their 70s, 80s, 90s, and 100s. This makes a total of 118 coronavirus related deaths in the county since the start of the pandemic. The county health department also ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 8,322 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the lowest daily count the state has reported since the start of the month. The IDPH also reported 47 new COVID-19 related deaths, which included two individuals from ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary School District 289 is extending the current at-home remote learning schedule through at least January 18th. Previously, the last in person learning day was on November 6th before the district had to switch to remote classwork due to a shortage of staff. Meal ...Read more
ANNAWAN – A three vehicle crash on Saturday killed two on Interstate 80 in Bureau County. The Illinois State Police say a 41-year-old Peru man and a 27-year-old Chicago man were both killed when the vehicle driven by the Chicago man, for unknown reasons, crossed over the median into the ...Read more
