STREATOR – A stolen vehicle has been recovered after a traffic stop in Ottawa. Streator Police say that Wednesday shortly after 9 AM a resident in the 100 block of West Boys Street reported a vehicle was stolen overnight. Streator Police say the vehicle was located later by the Ottawa ...Read more
OTTAWA – The storms that moved through yesterday evening postponed some area firework displays. Fireworks in Ottawa, Princeton, and Hennepin scheduled for the 4th were all postponed due to the weather. Princeton and Hennepin are scheduled for July 5th, while Ottawa will be rescheduled ...Read more
LASALLE- The LaSalle City Council met this week to discuss garbage collection services, and plans for a multi-jurisdiction law enforcement facility. Fleet rediness, turn around time, and qualified personnel are some of the issues Republic Services faces in the city. According to the waste ...Read more
SHERIDAN (AP) — Authorities say two people were critically injured by a lightning strike as people gathered for a Fourth of July fireworks show in LaSalle County. The injuries came as severe thunderstorms moved through Illinois on Wednesday night. The Sheridan Fire Department says two ...Read more
A lighting strike prior to the fireworks in Sheridan Wednesday night inured two people. Witnesses say the victims were an adult male and a small child. The two were at the ball field when the lighting strike happened. Both were taken to the hospital. There conditions were unknown. ...Read more
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) — Two people died and several others were injured after a branch measuring in parts more than 8 feet (2.5 meters) around fell on spectators during a fireworks display in western Illinois, authorities said. Rock Island County Sheriff Gerald Bustos said Wednesday that the ...Read more
PEORIA – OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois and The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria are pleased to announce new leadership for the divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology. After a national search, M. Jawad Javed, MD has been appointed Division Head ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Police officials remind motorists to drive sober or get pulled over. Please designate a driver while celebrating during the July 4th holiday period. The ISP message is clear: if you drink and drive, you will be arrested. ISP Troopers in every District will ...Read more
HENNEPIN – Follow-up samples collected in the Illinois River last week showed no evidence of the algal toxin, microcystin, including samples collected near Hennepin and Marseilles. Previous samples collected at these locations detected microcystins. However, it’s likely that heavy rains ...Read more
WYANET – A Lamoille man is dead after a single vehicle accident in Bureau County. Bureau County Sheriffs and Wyanet EMS were called around 5 AM on Saturday for a reported accident near Wyanet. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office says that a LaMoille man, identified as 34-year-old ...Read more
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