SHERIDAN – For the first time since early April, the Sheridan Correctional Facility reports no active COVID-19 cases among inmates or staff. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 8 staff and 18 inmates had come down with the novel coronavirus. During the outbreak, the Illinois ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed Thursday an additional four COVID-19 cases, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 175 cases. The additional cases were found in three men and a woman, ages ranging from their teens to their 50’s. The health department ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College announced they will be spending over $165,000 on internet technology upgrades after a spring semester marred by a compromised computer hack that disabled the systems at the school in April. The IVCC board approved an “Information ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 766 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state on Thursday, including 91 additional deaths. It’s been one week since the IDPH last announced a daily death toll over 100. There’ve now been a total of 130,603 total cases, ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department is holding a drive-thru COVID-19 Community Based Testing Site beginning June 17th. The site will be open from 9am to 1pm at the LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency Building, and will be run by appointment only. The testing site is open ...Read more
OTTAWA – An Ottawa woman is being held on a million dollars bond after being arrested on drug charges. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office and the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team say they took 21-year-old Claudia D. Smith into custody and charged her with one count of Unlawful ...Read more
OTTAWA, IL – Gas prices are on the rise, though LaSalle County still has about the lowest prices in North Illinois. According to AAA, gas prices in Illinois rose nearly 20 cents in the past month. LaSalle County has the 2nd lowest average gas prices in North Illinois, nearly 18 cents ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota District 289 is planning on exploring a number of options for students this fall when classes are set to resume. Due to the ongoing pandemic, however, it may not be a fully traditional start to the school year. Superintendent Dr. Kristen School laid out this week the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile this season in Illinois. A positive mosquito batch was collected May 31 from River Forest and another was found June 5 in Evanston. No human cases of West Nile virus have ...Read more
DIXON – Nobody exactly knows what kind of adventures Filo the dog had during the last week, but he somehow got from his home in Arkansas to north central Illinois. The Lee County Animal Control Office said Wednesday that a woman had noticed the stray locally and took him to the shelter in ...Read more
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