UTICA – On Tuesday the US Army Corps of Engineers began removing silt, sand and debris from the Starved Rock Lock in preparation for reconstruction. Starting on July 1st and continuing until the end October, the Illinois Consolidated Closures will close the locks to travel up and down the ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator City Council discussed potential updates to the abandoned Smith Douglas site during a special City Council meeting on Tuesday. The city is looking to apply for the Rebuild Illinois Shovel Ready Sites grant, which could provide a maximum of $2,000,000 to improve the site, ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department on Tuesday reported three additional residents from the Pine Acres long term care facility have died from complications of COVID-19. The department previously announced that these Pine Acres residents had tested positive for COVID-19. In the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 797 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 95 additional confirmed deaths, 15 of those from outside the Chicagoland area. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 129,212 cases, ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced on Tuesday three new positive tests came back for COVID-19. A woman in her 30’s and two men, one in his teens and another in his 30’s were the most recent infections. Since the pandemic began, 169 have tested positive, with ...Read more
PERU – Peru Mayor Scott Harl explained to the council at Monday night’s meeting that the decision on when to reopen parks amid the COVID-19 pandemic is not up to him. As the area has entered into Phase 3 of Governor JB Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan, restaurants have started offering ...Read more
OTTAWA – The remnants of Cristobal will hit north central Illinois with high winds Tuesday afternoon, and that could spell trouble for restaurants who have erected tents and canopies to comply with the new guidelines for dining after the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. The storm is expected ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department announced Monday that only one person remains in isolation with a novel coronavirus infection. They say 34 of the previously 37 infected persons have fully recovered, with only two deaths reported since the pandemic began. The health ...Read more
PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital has begun to ease some visitor restrictions as Illinois re-opens after the COVID-19 pandemic. Obstetrics patients with sonogram appointments and all day surgery patients will be allowed to have one person accompany them into the hospital. All ...Read more
SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help locating an SUV after a barn fire on June 6th. Authorities say a white Jeep four door SUV was seen near the 1900 block of Brickville Road in Sycamore on June 6th prior to the fire. They ask if anyone ...Read more
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