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
MENDOTA- Residents living along I-39 early Saturday called 911 after hearing a loud crash in the pre-dawn hour. Around 5 AM Mendota and Troy Grove Fire and EMS were called to the scene about one mile north of the US Route 34 interchange near Mendota, where they found the tractor-trailer off ...Read more
STREATOR – Two vehicles in the same drive way were reportedly burglarized in Streator. Streator police were called to the 600 block of West Stanton Street early Friday after a resident reported their vehicles were entered and items were missing. The investigation is ongoing, but ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will resume face-to-face classroom and lab instruction in various summer session courses beginning Monday, July 13 and when fall classes start Friday, Aug. 14. Students will receive hands-on instruction in career and technical programs such as ...Read more
PERU – Students from Peru and Ladd are this year’s winners of four health careers scholarships administered by the Illinois Valley Community Hospital Foundation. Vanessa Rosales of Peru was awarded two scholarships established by the families of the late Carol Greening and Deb ...Read more
SHABBONA – A DeKalb County woman has been accused of using the US Postal Service to move drugs. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, they say they were contacted by the postal agency regarding a suspicious package. During the investigation, it was determined that a package ...Read more
PRINCETON – A Michigan woman is in custody after a traffic stop for allegedly transporting 25lbs of Methamphetamine on Interstate 80. The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics team on Thursday morning say they stopped an SUV for an alleged speeding violation in Bureau County. During the ...Read more
BUREAU JUNCTION – It took 28 fire departments nearly three hours to get the fire that destroyed a restaurant and motel in Bureau County under control. The fire in the 200 block of South Jensen Street gutted the structure and someone with the Salvation Army said left 16 people looking ...Read more
PRINCETON – 2 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department on Friday. The counties served by the health department have had 48 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. Bureau County has had 35 of these cases, Marshall County ...Read more
