OTTAWA – Most communities have winter and snow parking restrictions in place in order to get the streets back open after a snowstorm. Here are some of the area rules, but if you have specific questions you should contact your city for details at your address or business. Earlville ...Read more
OTTAWA – A winter weather advisory that goes into effect at 3 PM could bring up to an inch of snow and sleet to the area. The National Weather Service predicts between Tuesday afternoon through mid-morning on Wednesday, travel on roadways throughout North Central Illinois could be impacted ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle’s City Council approved a recommendation for a new street light on Rockwell Road in their last council meeting of 2020. LaSalle’s Mayor Jeff Grove also thanked all city employees for their hard work over the past several weeks for helping put together the Celebration ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department announced on Monday one new death attributed to COVID-19 and 67 new infections. The addition of the man in his 80’s brings the total number of deaths to 56 in the county since the pandemic began. They say just 142 active cases are ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,453 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 105 additional deaths. In total, 942,362 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed along with 16,074 deaths throughout Illinois. As of Sunday evening, 4,243 ...Read more
OTTAWA – 2 additional coronavirus related deaths were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department on Monday. The individuals are a male in his 60’s and a female in her 70’s. The LCHD also confirmed 27 new cases and 14 new recoveries. Since the pandemic began, LaSalle County has ...Read more
STREATOR – A break-in that occurred sometime during Christmas is under investigation by the Streator Police Department. They say that a resident reported sometime between December 24th and 26th someone entered their home in the 100 block of Charles Street. A television was taken and some ...Read more
EARLVILLE – The Earlville Historical Society announced that they have added to their collection the city whistle that was in use from 1918-1985. They announced earlier this month that resident Bob Goodbred, who had been storing the item since the 80’s, donated it to the museum for ...Read more
PRINCETON – On Sunday the Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department announced 51 new COVID-19 infections for Bureau County, raising the county total since the pandemic began to 2,800. They also noted 6 new cases in Putnam County and 3 new cases in Marshall County. There have ...Read more
OTTAWA – On Sunday the LaSalle County Health Department announced 32 new COVID-19 infections were discovered among residents, raising the county total since the pandemic began to 8,213. They also noted 81 newly recovered individuals, leaving 2,848 active cases in the county. The death toll ...Read more
