OTTAWA – Ottawa Mayor Dan Aussem plans to re-convene workshops on issues that have been on hold since the pandemic, namely food truck regulations. Aussem says he would like to gather input from the public and food truck vendors through once-a-month meetings on whether restrictions and fees ...Read more
STREATOR – Illinois American Water is reminding customers of some tips to prevent water damage from frozen and burst pipes. Spokesperson Karen Cotton says there are ways to prevent the headache and unexpected expense. When temperatures are consistently at or below freezing homeowners should ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Local hunters harvested more deer this season than last. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, LaSalle County hunters took home nearly 1,800 deer, up about 200 kills compared to last year. Bureau County residents harvested around 1,900 deer, up 150 from ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of an additional COVID-19-related death in LaSalle County on Tuesday. The individual is a male in his 80’s. There have been a total of two hundred fifty-eight COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. The Health ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,304 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 47 additional deaths on Tuesday. – Boone County: 1 female 70s – Champaign County: 2 females ...Read more
MORRIS – Republican State Senator Sue Rezin has been chosen to be the new Minority Spokesperson for the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Human Rights Committee for the 102nd Illinois General Assembly. She will also be continuing her role as the Minority Spokesperson for the Senate ...Read more
OGLESBY – Officer Randy Slimko Leininger was sworn in Monday night as the newest member of the Oglesby Police Department. Commissioner of Public Property, Parks, Ambulance, Fire, Human Resources Carrie Lijewski gave the oath of office to Leininger in front of the Mayor and the Oglesby City ...Read more
PERU – Peru’s City Council approved D Construction to take on their mandated sewer separation project. D Construction was the lowest bidder of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s project at just under $2 million. Peru Aldermen were happy to report that the ...Read more
PERU – Peru’s City Council approved D Construction to take on their mandated sewer separation project. D Construction was the lowest bidder of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s project at just under $2 million. Peru Aldermen were happy to report that the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Democratic Party is hosting a public forum with State Representative Lance Yednock this Wednesday regarding police reform legislation. The democrats will discuss the controversial House Bill 3653 via Zoom meeting at 5:30 p.m. The bill seeks to end cash ...Read more
