OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Thursday reported that a man in his 80’s, and a man in his 90’s, are the 88th and 89th deaths since the pandemic was declared in March. 107 new cases were reported on Thursday. However, the seven day rolling average declined ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 12,702 confirmed and probable cases for the state on Thursday. The department also reported 43 additional deaths, ranging in ages from a man in his 40’s in Whiteside County to 5 people in their 90’s, including a ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health is strongly urging residents for the next three weeks to stay home whenever possible and to eliminate nonessential travel. They advise all residents to work with their employer to try to work from home as much as possible, and to make ...Read more
LASALLE – Authorities are warning of an unemployment benefits scam that is occurring around Illinois. The LaSalle Police Department on Wednesday alerted residents to a scam where individuals are receiving a debit card for unemployment benefits from the state which they never applied for. You ...Read more
OTTAWA – The price at the pump is lower in LaSalle and Livingston County on average than in some neighboring counties. That’s according to the American Automobile Association, who noted that Livingston County is around $2.08 a gallon, just below LaSalle and Grundy at a $2.14 average. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – An Ottawa Judge has been selected to take a seat with the Illinois Supreme Court. Justice Robert L. Carter of the 3rd District Appellate Court will be joining the state’s highest court on December 8th. His appointment came via a unanimous 6-0 vote. Justice Carter ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 149 COVID-19 related deaths were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the highest daily death count the state has seen since late May. The IDPH also reported 12,657 new confirmed and probable cases, for a total of 523,840 since the start of the pandemic, ...Read more
LASALLE – The LaSalle County Health Department reported Wednesday 149 new cases of the novel coronavirus in LaSalle County. The health department also reported 1 new death, a man in his 90’s, which makes the 87th LaSalle Countian to die of the disease since the first death was ...Read more
OTTAWA – A male in his 90’s is the most recent COVID-19 related death in LaSalle County. The County Health Department confirmed the death, the 87th since the start of the pandemic, along with 149 new confirmed and probable cases. In total, 4,035 cases have been confirmed by the LaSalle ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota High School will be leaving the Big Northern Conference at the end of this school year to join the Three Rivers Athletic Conference starting with the 2021-2022 school year. Football Coach Keegan Hill said the change will be exciting for the community and for the ...Read more
