OTTAWA – The Reddick Mansion Association will begin restorations this Spring. The more than 1.2 million dollar project will include exterior upgrades to balconies and windows of the Reddick Mansion in Ottawa. The mansion will also undergo an asbestos abatement. Weather permitting, work is ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois lawmaker has proposed legislation that aims to provide a more comprehensive definition of consent for sex education classes in the state. Media outlets reports that the bill defines consent as “a freely given agreement to sexual activity.” The ...Read more
PERU – A new record cold high temperatures for March 4th, was set this morning. North central Illinois faced unseasonably cold air for the start of the month, a record breaking wind chill of -19 degrees this morning. The wind chill advisory may be through, however elevated excessive cold ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru and St. Margaret’s in Spring Valley and have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to consolidate their operations and form a regional health network. “St. Margaret’s and IVCH have proudly served this region for more ...Read more
MORRIS – One man is dead after a single vehicle crash in Grundy County on Saturday. According to Grundy County Coroner John W. Callahan 27 year-old Virgil V. Saenz was eastbound on Marseilles Road near Walker’s Corner when for unknown reasons his vehicle left the pavement and entered ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Lottery’s transition to a new central gaming system has caused trouble for some retailers, including overpayments to winners. Illinois Lottery spokesman Jason Schaumburg says the ticket validation issue was discovered Feb. 20 and resolved the same day. He has ...Read more
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A judge has delayed the trial of the man accused of kidnapping and killing a University of Illinois scholar from China. U.S. District Judge James Shadid on Thursday set Brendt Christensen’s trial for June 3. Christensen’s trial was originally to begin April 1, ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s Naloxone Program saved 52 lives in 2018. According to the program’s annual report, nearly 100 doses of Narcan Nasal Spray was used by law enforcement and other partners in 54 overdose response incidents, representing half of all opioid overdose ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa will be home to Hawthorne’s latest off-track betting sports bar, and you can bet they’ll be open just in time for the Kentucky Derby. The new OTB venue powered by Cicero’s Hawthorne Race Course, will be located at 110 W. Etna Road. Hawthorne’s ...Read more
ROCK FALLS – A Rock Falls man has been charged with possession of child pornography Thursday. According to Illinois State Police, after a lengthy investigation, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Whiteside County Sheriff’s ...Read more
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