MENDOTA – Mendota High School announced on Tuesday plans for an outdoor graduation ceremony for the class of 2020. An outdoor ceremony is scheduled for 7 PM July 18th at the Mendota Trojan Athletic Stadium. They are planning to have graduates socially distanced and seated on the turf field ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 724 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 23 additional confirmed deaths, 16 of those from the Chicagoland area. There have been a total of 143,185 infections in the state, including 6,923 ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Departments reported that a male in his 60’s is the latest COVID-19 related death in Bureau County on Tuesday. Hector Gomez, Health Department Administration encouraged residents to stay diligent in taking precautions, stating ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department on Tuesday recorded 9 new cases of COVID-19. That brings the total since the pandemic began to 574 cases. The Pine Acres Rehab and Living Center has had the most cases of the four long term care facilities with infections, showing 12 deaths and ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced five additional positive cases of COVID-19 in the county. These individuals are females ranging in age from their 20’s to their 60’s, and a male in their 30’s. There have been 210 total cases since the start of the pandemic. ...Read more
DEKALB – Facebook announced on Tuesday that they will be building a 907,000 square foot facility south of the city of DeKalb to house the company’s 12th data center. They say the complex will use 100% renewable energy, will use 80% less water than the average data center, and, ...Read more
BARRY, ILLINOIS – The bear that has been traveling south through Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin crossed I-72 in Pike County Monday afternoon. The Illinois State Police and Illinois Conservation Police helped shut down the highway temporarily to allow the black bear to cross safely. ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle City Council Monday night approved the choice for a new police chief. The council will swear in Mike Smudzinski as police chief at their next meeting. They also recognized the resignations of police chief Rob Uranich and volunteer firefighter Mike Perez. Perez had ...Read more
PERU – With the upcoming 4th of July holiday, the city of Peru announced they would be enforcing the laws regarding illegal fireworks within the city limits. This last weekend Police Chief Doug Bernabei said they department ticketed three individuals for disorderly conduct for setting off ...Read more
PERU – A 37-year old Marionette Park man is unhurt after a double-header tractor-trailer he was driving left I-80 and crashed through trees and guardrails. The Illinois State Police say around 10:30 AM the driver was traveling eastbound when, for unknown reasons, while trying to use the ...Read more
