SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday announced that Region 2, which includes Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam, Marshall and Livingston County and Region 1, which includes Lee and DeKalb County can move to Phase 4 of COVID-19 restrictions. The new guidelines allow for ...Read more
LASALLE – A LaSalle woman who was reported missing has been found safe. According to the LaSalle Police Department, 23-year-old Taylor Dixon reportedly left her home in LaSalle with two unknown individuals on Thursday and was not seen since. Authorities say Dixon has been located in Iowa ...Read more
OTTAWA – A late January winter storm is set to impact North Central Illinois, bringing with it heavy snow and gusty winds. The National Weather Service will be issuing a Winter Storm Warning for the area beginning Monday afternoon for the storm that potentially could bring up to 8″ of ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security released the latest workforce statistics, and the state is still trailing behind the national average. Seasonally adjusted unemployment for December of 2020 was at 7.6%, well above the 6.7% national average. This is a slight ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday announced a man in his 80’s had passed away from complications related to COVID-19. That brings the countywide total of deaths since the pandemic began to 254. They also reported 33 new infections and 26 new recoveries, bringing ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College’s Dental Assisting Program will be offering free or reduced-cost dental clinics for IVCC students, staff and the community. Clinics are 8 a.m. to noon on Fridays Jan. 29 through May 7 (excluding March 19) in the Dental Lab. Screening days ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The second year of the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s cover crop program ended with 768 applications requesting over 185,000 acres. The program opened the application period on December 15 and saw the acreage limit met within its first 24-hours. Officials say that ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Adult Education program will offer free Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (HSE) traditional and online preparation classes as well as English as a Second Language (ESL) and Citizenship classes beginning Feb. 1 and 2. ABE/HSE ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Agriculture Program hosts a Virtual Agriculture Scholarship Night at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25 via Zoom. Program co-coordinators Kathryn Seebruck and Willard Mott will provide a brief program overview, ag ...Read more
STREATOR – Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC) will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m until 3 p.m., Thursday, January 28, in lower level/basement, Conference Room – 1, 2 & 3 at OSF Center for Health in Streator. Volunteer blood donors are invited to support the local ...Read more
