OTTAWA – No new cases were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday. The total coronavirus cases for the county since the pandemic began stands at 119. The county has recorded 8 deaths so far, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. According to zip ...Read more
UTICA – Portions of area roads and property could be underwater by mid-week according to the National Weather Service. If the Illinois River predictions hold true, parts of Dee Bennet Road between Utica and Naplate could be flooded as soon as Tuesday. The lower lots of Starved Rock ...Read more
GRAND RIDGE – The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois State Police are investigating a two vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality on Saturday. In a press release, they say the crash took place on Illinois Route 23 near North 2350th Road around 9:30 AM, about two miles ...Read more
PRINCETON- Princeton Mayor Joel Quiram, in a statement Saturday, noted that a proposal for re-opening businesses that was sent to the Governor from Peoria officials could expose Bureau County and Princeton to liabilities. The Heart of Illinois plan by the City of Peoria and Peoria County ...Read more
STREATOR- Crews extinguished a garage fire in Streator early Sunday morning. The Streator Fire Department say they were called around 3:30 AM to the 800 Block of South Otter Creek Street after what residents described as a small explosion in the attached garage. Upon arrival they found the ...Read more
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health says 74 new deaths are reported in the state, giving a total pandemic death count of just over 4,100 Illinosans. OF the 74, 90 percent lived in the Chicagoland area, and four people were in their 100’s, and 16 in their 90’s. ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced on Saturday two new confirmed Covid-19 cases, a man in his 40’s and a man in his 50’s. That makes 119 for the county since the pandemic was declared in March, though 55 have since recovered. Both of the two new cases ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator City Council discussed solutions to persistent speeding on Old Orchard Lane after several residents voiced their concern. Streator resident Mindy Stevens spoke to the council at their Thursday meeting and said that she has seen several motorists not respecting the speed ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday announced 2,432 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 130 additional deaths. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have ran over 26,000 tests. The statewide 7-day rolling positivity rate (positive tests) is 16%. ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department today reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. The individuals, two females in their 60’s, and a female in her 80’s, had earlier tested positive for COVID-19. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the ...Read more
