LASALLE – The Illinois Valley Food Pantry has temporarily closed as a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Executive Director of the Pantry, Mary Jo Credi, the decision was made to protect the health of the volunteers and the clients of the pantry. They are planning on ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reports 24 new novel coronavirus cases on Sunday. The cases range in ages from four children under 13 years of age to three people in their 80s. The Sunday cases came after yesterday’s record 57 new cases, and makes the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health said on Sunday that 4,062 new cases of coronavirus have been reported. The state also said that 24 people died of the virus in the past 24 hours. Saturday, the state reported over 6,100 new cases, the most of any other state in the ...Read more
PERU – The annual hydrant flushing in Peru will begin on Monday and continue through November 4th. Residents should expect it to continue from 7 AM until 3:30 PM weekdays until the project is complete. The city notes that you may experience low water pressure or even rusty water. Residents ...Read more
PERU – A research article co-authored by an Illinois Valley Community Hospital physician has been published in the October 15th edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The article, which summarizes current knowledge about the causes of bone marrow ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County and the state of Illinois saw record coronavirus cases reported on Saturday. The LaSalle County Health Department says 57 people tested positive in the past 24 hours for the novel coronavirus, while the state reports 6,161 new cases. While no new deaths were ...Read more
GRAND RIDGE – A Streator man has died two weeks after a fatal crash that also took the life of an Ottawa teen. On the evening of October 8th authorities were called to the intersection of East 18th and North 21st road for the crash east of Grand Ridge. According to authorities ...Read more
SHERIDAN – A Sheridan man is dead after what authorities are calling a freak car deer crash Friday morning. The Grundy County Coroner said that a vehicle traveling south on Route 71 near North 47th road struck a deer which sent the animal airborne into a northbound vehicle driven by ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is reminding residents of a program to help uninsured women ages 40-64 attain mammograms free of charge. The Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program will also assist those with insurance by paying their deductible if diagnostic ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions Office will be hosting a live, virtual Transfer College Connection Night on Tuesday, Oct. 27. This event is designed to inform parents and students about the college transfer process will be held from from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. IVCC ...Read more
