SPRINGFIELD – Individual income tax returns for 2020 will begin to be accepted on Friday by the state and by the Internal Revenue Service. Officials say that if a taxpayer electronically files an error-free return, they should receive a direct deposit refund in four to six weeks. The ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Oglesby Police Department is reminding residents to keep their vehicle and garages locked after attempted burglaries over the weekend. According to police, the area of the reported burglaries occurred between West 1st and 2nd Street as well as East 1st and 2nd ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the State Fire Marshal of Illinois, in an effort to keep residents safe, wants to remind those in the state this winter to have their furnaces checked and to make sure carbon monoxide and smoke detectors are working. According to the National Fire Protection ...Read more
OTTAWA – Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will be holding a blood drive from 7:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Wednesday in Meeting Rooms 1, 2, and 3 at OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Volunteer blood donors are invited to support the local blood supply by scheduling ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will be partnering with Compeer Financial, a Farm Credit cooperative based in the upper-midwest, and other community and technical colleges to bolster vocational agriculture education programs and make them more accessible to young adults. Compeer ...Read more
KERNAN – A shooting incident is being investigated near Streator. On Friday evening the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office was called to a residence in Kernan east of Streator for a report of shots fired. No injuries were reported, however, a search warrant was executed at an address ...Read more
OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center announced that the Sunflower Award was recently presented to Michael Fleming, Patient Care Tech in the Behavioral Health Unit. Mike has been with OSF HealthCare for almost two years and resides in Ottawa. OSF HealthCare encourages ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions Office will host a Health Professions Academic Showcase at 6 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. Current and prospective students and their parents are encouraged to attend sessions with program coordinators from IVCC’s nursing, dental ...Read more
OTTAWA – Fewer cases and deaths were reported in LaSalle County this week compared to last week. According to the LaSalle County Health Department, 224 cases and three deaths were reported, compared to just over 300 cases and four deaths last week. People in Phase 1B who ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department has received and administered over 2800 doses of the Mederma Vaccine as of Friday, Since late December the health department has coordinated a minimum of 2-3 COVID-19 vaccination clinics per week for those eligible in ...Read more
