SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Police officials remind motorists to drive sober or get pulled over. Please designate a driver while celebrating during the July 4th holiday period. The ISP message is clear: if you drink and drive, you will be arrested. ISP Troopers in every District will ...Read more
HENNEPIN – Follow-up samples collected in the Illinois River last week showed no evidence of the algal toxin, microcystin, including samples collected near Hennepin and Marseilles. Previous samples collected at these locations detected microcystins. However, it’s likely that heavy rains ...Read more
WYANET – A Lamoille man is dead after a single vehicle accident in Bureau County. Bureau County Sheriffs and Wyanet EMS were called around 5 AM on Saturday for a reported accident near Wyanet. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office says that a LaMoille man, identified as 34-year-old ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement warning the public about home improvement scammers. They received a report of persons claiming to refinish and renovate driveways, then demand either more in payment or doing shoddy work. They ask that if ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau County Health Department report that mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Insects collected in Princeton and along the Hennepin Canal last week were shown to be infected. They urge the public to reduce the risk of mosquito bites to prevent the spread ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Family Birth Center at OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center has begun offering a social network for new moms called Mothers of Beautiful Babies (The MOBB). This group meets in person every Tuesday, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Meeting Room 4 of the hospital. Come meet and ...Read more
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — The federal government is giving Illinois $4.1 million to renovate a veterans’ home where Legionnaires’ disease has contributed to the deaths of 13 residents. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth say the money from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...Read more
OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare representatives, Bobby Woodruff (left), Athletic Trainer, and Dr. Mohammed Awad (middle), Orthopedic Surgeon, present Mike Cooper (right), Ottawa Township High School Athletic Director, with a check for $1,975, the proceeds from the sports physical clinic fundraiser. ...Read more
STREATOR – OSF HealthCare representatives, Dr. Mohammed Awad, Physician of Orthopedics, and Brad Yates, Director of Athletic Training, present Rory Bedeker and Kevin Wargo, Streator Township High School Athletic Directors, with a check for $1,025. The proceeds were a product of the sports ...Read more
PEORIA – A three year old LaSalle girl has passed away two days after she drowned in the family pool. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says that 3-year-old Zoey Doran was pronounced deceased at 2:34 p.m. Friday at OSF in Peoria. Wednesday evening, emergency personnel were called to ...Read more
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