OTTAWA – A Lockport woman is dead after a single vehicle crash in LaSalle County on Saturday afternoon. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that around 2 PM they were called to N2650th Road near 1529th Road where a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Katherine Farrahi reportedly left ...Read more
STREATOR – Area fire departments will be receiving a grant thanks to Illinois American Water’s 2020 program. Over $87,000 will be shared by 88 Illinois fire departments statewide. Since the program was created in 2010, over 680 grants totaling over $668,000 have been awarded to fire and ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – There will be four days of drive-thru testing for COVID-19 starting Monday in Bureau County. The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department announced starting today and tomorrow, there will be drive-thru testing at Hall High School in Spring Valley from 9 AM ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Library will ask visitors to be mindful of temporary parking restrictions as they begin resurfacing their parking lot. Construction is set to begin Monday for the new lot, sidewalk and other property and landscape repairs. The entrances along 11th and West Streets may be ...Read more
STREATOR – A reportedly unattended vehicle was taken from a business parking lot in Streator, but was recovered later in another town. The Streator Police Department say that on Saturday morning a vehicle was taken from the 1400 block of North Bloomington Street from an automotive repair ...Read more
SENECA – A fatal motorcycle crash southeast of Seneca Friday has killed one person. Around 6:15 PM Seneca Fire and EMS were called to the intersection of North 21st Road and East 28th Road for a two motorcycle crash. The identity of the victim has not been released pending notification of ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported Sunday afternoon that 26 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The new cases range from a teenage boy to a man and a woman in their 80’s, along with every age group in between. Also on Sunday, the state ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that 31 additional people have died from complications due to the novel coronavirus. Also on Saturday, the state said that 2,905 people tested positive in the past 24 hours out of 66,000 tests. The LaSalle County Health ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Nasrina Bellel of Marseilles was honored Thursday night for winning the Illinois Community College Trustees Association Paul Simon Student Essay Contest and read her “compelling story of hope restored” to the board. Bellel, a single mother ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College’s Financial Aid Office will be hosting a live, virtual Financial Aid Information Session this coming Tuesday. The event is scheduled to run from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 13. Financial Aid personnel will provide an overview of the financial ...Read more
