PERU – A research article co-authored by an Illinois Valley Community Hospital physician has been published in the October 15th edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The article, which summarizes current knowledge about the causes of bone marrow ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County and the state of Illinois saw record coronavirus cases reported on Saturday. The LaSalle County Health Department says 57 people tested positive in the past 24 hours for the novel coronavirus, while the state reports 6,161 new cases. While no new deaths were ...Read more
GRAND RIDGE – A Streator man has died two weeks after a fatal crash that also took the life of an Ottawa teen. On the evening of October 8th authorities were called to the intersection of East 18th and North 21st road for the crash east of Grand Ridge. According to authorities ...Read more
SHERIDAN – A Sheridan man is dead after what authorities are calling a freak car deer crash Friday morning. The Grundy County Coroner said that a vehicle traveling south on Route 71 near North 47th road struck a deer which sent the animal airborne into a northbound vehicle driven by ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is reminding residents of a program to help uninsured women ages 40-64 attain mammograms free of charge. The Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program will also assist those with insurance by paying their deductible if diagnostic ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions Office will be hosting a live, virtual Transfer College Connection Night on Tuesday, Oct. 27. This event is designed to inform parents and students about the college transfer process will be held from from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. IVCC ...Read more
LASALLE – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team arrested a Chicago man Thursday on Crack and Heroin charges. They say that around 12:30 PM they conducted a traffic stop on Charters Street after a several month investigation into alleged drug sales by TRI-Dent. Taken into custody ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported that the county’s COVID-19 Risk Metric has been moved to orange. In a media release on Friday, the health department said they’ve seen a “concerning” rise in the number of coronavirus cases and that the 7-day positivity rate ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – A LaSalle County resident in her 90’s is reported to be the 63rd and most recent COVID-19 related death. The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed the death along with 30 new cases of coronavirus, for a total of 2,314 since the start of the pandemic. Statewide, the ...Read more
STREATOR – Three residents of Streator are facing charges after a raid Thursday night by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team. They say that around 8 PM they executed a search warrant in the 600 block of North Sterling Street. During a search of the residence, they allegedly found ...Read more
