PRINCETON – The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Freedom House in Princeton is remembering victims with Silhouettes displayed at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Freedom House is the domestic and sexual violence agency for Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam, and Stark ...Read more
PERU – Construction for Peru’s North Peoria Roadway improvement and roundabout project will begin soon. On Monday night, the city approved a $3.9 million dollar bid from Advanced Asphalt to take on the project, with some of the work set to start this fall. City Engineer Eric ...Read more
STEATOR – The city of Streator is tasked to get the highest amount of money in LaSalle County’s opioid settlement. LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly recently filed a comprehensive 320 page complaint against the manufacturers and distributors of opioids, like Purdue ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say the ex-fiance of an Illinois woman charged in the beating death of her 5-year-old son has died of an apparent drug overdose. The Chicago Tribune reports that officials confirmed 36-year-old Daniel Nowicki Jr. was pronounced dead Sunday in a hospital in ...Read more
DIXON – A Dixon man is in custody after reportedly chasing a woman with a knife, ending in an alleged pursuit with authorities. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. they responded to a disturbance in the 150o road on Route 52 in rural Dixon. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State officials have identified areas of Illinois where applicants to grow and sell marijuana legally would get preference under the law’s social equity provision. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Monday released a map showing 683 Census tracts ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A former suburban Chicago police sergeant wants a federal court to toss his 2012 conviction for killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, based on the alleged ineffectiveness of his lead trial attorney. Drew Peterson’s appellate attorney, Steve Greenberg, made the request ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency will be conducting assessments for residents that have experienced flood related damages to their properties. From Wednesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. to 3:30p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, it is encouraged to contact the emergency ...Read more
PERU – Four neighbors were commended for their efforts in notifying authorities and saving pets in a Sunday evening house fire in Peru. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Mayor Scott Harl presented the, “Good Neighbor” award to a couple who called the authorities and two men ...Read more
OGLESBY – Portions of Starved Rock and Matthiessen state parks are closed due to flooding over the weekend. With more wet weather in the works for this week, Site Superintendent Kerry Novak says those places will likely be closed this weekend. Currently, the lower main parking ...Read more
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