SUBLETTE – A Saturday morning fire destroyed a mobile home and an addition at the rural Lee County resort of Woodhaven Lakes. Around 7:40 AM Sublette and Amboy Fire Departments were called to the scene, where they discovered the structure fully involved. No injuries were reported as 25 ...Read more
UTICA – A rural intersection that has seen multiple accidents over the years is getting new lights and signs. Construction is nearly done on the flashing lights, extra stop signs, and concrete islands at the intersection of East 8th and North 33rd Road in rural LaSalle County. Over the ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities say nearly 200 counterfeit watches were found in late June and early July at a mail facility at O’Hare International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say officers at the facility inspected the 175 parcels containing 193 watches due ...Read more
LASALLE – A downstate Illinois State Representative known for his recent legal challenges against Governor J.B. Pritzker spoke at a partisan ‘Back the Blue’ rally in front of the LaSalle Police Station Saturday afternoon. Republican Representative Darren Bailey spoke about ...Read more
MENDOTA – OSF Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota will be hosing a blood drive on July 17th. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will in Conference Room C from Noon until 5 PM. To schedule an appointment, please call (815) 539-1411. All persons age 17 and up (or 16, with a signed ...Read more
PERU – The construction of the new roundabout in Peru will have Plank Road closed for a number of days. Starting Monday, Plank Road from just south of Frontage Road to just north of Luther drive will be closed for daytime construction. Following the daytime closure, southbound Plank Road ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is looking for a new poet laureate. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has launched a search committee to fill the post, which has been vacant since 2017. He says Illinois has been home to talented poets including Carl Sandburg, Gwendolyn Brooks and Sandra Cisneros. Pritzker says he ...Read more
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Illinois will now be able to closely study mice, rats, pigs and songbirds with the arrival of the university’s first MRI scanner dedicated to animal research. The News-Gazette reports that the Bruker 9.4-Tesla MRI has been installed at ...Read more
OTTAWA – Eight new positive coronavirus cases have been reported in LaSalle County on Saturday. The Health Department says the eight range in age from two women in their 20’s to a man in his 70’s. Since the pandemic was declared back in March, 254 people have contracted the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois saw another 1,000 plus day of new Covid-19 cases on Saturday. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 1,195 people have been confirmed to have contracted the virus since Friday afternoon. That’s less than Friday’s 1,317 cases, and the ...Read more
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