OTTAWA – An Oglesby man was charged with possession of child pornography Friday. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, just after 8 a.m., 32-year-old Timothy M. Stephens was arrested and charged with three counts of Possession of Child Pornography in the 100 block ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency plans to assess a plant property that left behind contaminants in the Village of DePue. The New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical National Priorities List (NPL) Site includes a former primary and secondary zinc-smelting facility, ...Read more
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A motorist has died after slamming into an Illinois state police patrol car on Interstate 55 southwest of Chicago in Romeoville. Media outlets that the woman was driving south on I-55 when she lost control of her vehicle about 2 a.m. Friday in a construction zone, ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed an executive order intended to ensure an accurate 2020 Census count across the state. The order establishes a census office within the Illinois Department of Human Services to administer grant funding. A bipartisan advisory panel ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa is getting closer to beginning curb replacements and construction of a new pedestrian bridge. Earlier this week, council awarded a bid to Complete Concrete Raising in Minooka for $254,000 for concrete work on East Stevenson Road, Boyce Memorial Drive the Turnberry ...Read more
OGLESBY – Construction on Starved Rock’s overflow parking lot was expected to be finished by now, but with wet weather wrecking havoc it could take months. According to Site Superintendent Kerry Novak, rain and flood damage has significantly held things up at the state park. The ...Read more
OGLESBY – Construction on Starved Rock’s overflow parking lot was expected to be finished by now, but with wet weather wrecking havoc it could take months. According to Site Superintendent Kerry Novak, rain and flood damage has significantly held things up at the state park. The ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Fire Chief says details on last weekend’s fire on Chestnut Street will be released Friday. According to Chief Andrew Borkowski, the department is awaiting the State Fire Marshal’s conclusion to the investigation that started after a fire damaged two homes ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Historians say an enormous Bible given to Abraham Lincoln in the final months of the Civil War ties together the 16th president’s budding views on spirituality and his belief that God was calling him to end slavery as well as his widow’s labors to solidify ...Read more
MOMENCE, Ill. (AP) — The body of a 67-year-old Chicago man who went missing after his boat crashed into a logjam on the Kankakee River in eastern Illinois has been found. Media outlets report that authorities recovered Mike Stefano’s body Thursday morning from the logjam. Stefano, his ...Read more
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