STREATOR – A pair of burglaries in Streator are being investigated. On Sunday afternoon Streator Police were called to the 1700 block of North Bloomington Street where a resident reported forced entry into sheds. They say that tools and a boat motor had gone missing over the last few ...Read more
OTTAWA – Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing will be returning to LaSalle County on Wednesday. The LaSalle County Health Department announced that the Emergency Management Agency Building at 711 East Etna Road in Ottawa will offer testing by appointment only from 9 AM to 11 PM. The testing ...Read more
MENDOTA – A free drive-up COVID-19 testing event is coming to Mendota on Tuesday. The Community Health Partnership of Illinois will be offering the testing from 9 AM – 12 PM at 1009 Main Street. Appointments are required, and those interested should call (815)539-6124 ...Read more
PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. Livingston County Health Department officials say a man in his 50s who was asymptomatic at the time of testing is recovering in isolation. The LCHD has received 4,052 COVID-19 test results. Of that, 73 COVID- ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Marshall, and Putnam County Health Departments confirmed their 79th total case in Bureau County on Sunday. According to health officials, a woman in her 30s tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Health official said the woman is isolating at ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health says one person died from complications from Covid-19 on Sunday. That is the lowest number of daily deaths due to the virus since March 21st shortly after the pandemic was declared. The number of cases, though, continue to show an ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Sunday four new coronavirus cases. The cases include women in their 20’s, 50’s and 60’s, and a man in his 80’s. The latest cases make 413 total infected since the pandemic began in March, with 18 of those ...Read more
PERU – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that repairs to a damaged beam on the bridge that carries U.S. Route 6 over Illinois 251 in Peru begin on Monday. They say the work work will require some daytime lane closures on Illinois 251 in both directions. Motorists can ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that full overnight closures of Interstate 80 in La Salle County begin Monday night. The project to remove and replace the bridge that carries East 12th Road over I-80 requires all lanes closed July 27th-29th from 9 PM to 5 ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center will be offering Real Estate and Basic Forklift Operation classes for fall. Real Estate Broker Pre-License (REA-1200-350) is a blended, 75-hour class to prepare students for entry into the field. Upon successful ...Read more
