PERU – The medical director of the Illinois Valley Community Hospital emergency department is now board-certified in addiction medicine. Dr. Paul Bonucci received the certification from the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) in January. He is
OTTAWA – Students seeking careers in health care can earn money toward tuition as part of the educational loan assistance program offered by OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center. Designed to support high school seniors and college
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Hunting and fishing groups have teamed up to support a plan for preventing Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. They have formed the Great Lakes Conservation Coalition, which will push for
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — An employee of a manufacturing company opened fire at its suburban Chicago plant Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said. Aurora, Illinois, Police Chief
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police spokesman confirms that the two suspects arrested in the reported hate crime involving black actor Jussie Smollett are black. Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi also says the suspects were arrested on suspicion
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The mayor of Joliet, Illinois, says because the Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River is structurally unsound, he may be forced to take action. Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk on Thursday said
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College placed its Human Services and Graphic Design Technology programs on inactive status at Thursday’s board meeting due to “unsustainable enrollments.” Trustees approved discontinuing a Human Services Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
PRINCETON – The Bureau County Board passed a resolution to launch a special one-half percent county retailers occupation tax for public safety Thursday. Exempt will be sales of vehicles, groceries or medicine. Consumers will pay an additional
PERU – Peru PADS Shelter is adding family rooms this spring, reported Carol Alcorn, representative from the shelter, at Thursday’s LaSalle County Board meeting. Alcorn spoke to board members to inform them of the shelters clientèle, explaining
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Two people were shot to death during an invasion of a Peoria home. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 30-year-old Kayla N. Fannon was found dead at the home early Thursday. Peoria Police
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