OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will move to virtual delivery of all courses and services beginning Monday, March 23. The main campus and Ottawa Center will be closed to the public for the remainder of the spring semester ending May 16. College operations will continue but the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – LaSalle County has its first case of COVID_19. On Thursday, Governor J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health announced 136 more cases in 22 counties, including one case in LaSalle County. According to the LaSalle County Health Department, the case is a female ...Read more
UNDATED – Since the outbreak of COVID-19, false news, remedies and scams have been circulating. The misinformation has come in the form of text messages and most popular for example, Facebook users mentioning a nationwide lockdown. According to PolitiFact, a nonpartisan fact-checking ...Read more
OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby’s future police chief, Scott Pavlock is backing down from the position. In a letter to the city clerk, Pavlock says the former chief was a good man who was publicly dishonored. Pavlock also expressed his challenge finding a home within the city and how ...Read more
DIXON – Early Wednesday morning a man and a woman in Dixon were injured after being struck by gunfire in Dixon. According to the Dixon Police Department, around 3:45 AM they were called to the 1300 block of West Fourth Street where they found a 28-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man ...Read more
PERU – An emergency call for a person who was not responsive at a Peru business on Tuesday had a positive outcome thanks to the work of the Peru Police Department. Mayor Scott Harl on social media said that Peru Officers John Atkins, Nick Biagioni and Jeff Paul and Commander Sarah Raymond ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator Mayor Jimmie Lansford has signed a declaration that would authorize him to declare a state of emergency if need be. On Tuesday night city council passed the ordinance that would allow Lansford to make actions accordingly if he should declare a state of emergency. ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Pads shelter does have enough cleaning supplies for now, but according to Alison Cooper the only item they are running low on is Lysol Spray, but in the near future they could be needing a number of items if stock does not resume back to normal. They say they are monitoring ...Read more
DIXON – The drive thru COVID-19 testing in Dixon has checked 84 residents around Lee County, however, it will take four days to get the results. The Lee County Emergency Management Agency says those that are tested met rigid clinical criteria. As of Tuesday they say five people are ...Read more
OAK PARK – In an announcement on Wednesday the Village of Oak Park declared a local state of emergency and asked residents to voluntarily abide by a two-week shelter in place order. Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb used his rights under the Illinois Municipal Code to urge residents to stay home to ...Read more
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