OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday say the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began has reached 1400 cases. The total number of those residents considered recovered is now at 797, after 21 new recoveries were reported. Bureau County stated they ...Read more
PERU – A North Peru intersection will be closed tomorrow for reconstruction. The intersection of Midtown Road and North Peoria Street will be undergoing construction of the roadway. Businesses along Midtown Road can be accessed to and from Route 251. Businesses located along N. Peoria, ...Read more
STREATOR – It has been 12 years without a lost-time accident for Illinois American Water in Streator. They announced that on September 1st they celebrated the milestone, and according to senior operations manager Brian Wiemers, continue to focus on safety during the pandemic. “The work we ...Read more
OGLESBY – Two new scholarships for students going into nursing or agriculture have been established at Illinois Valley Community College in honor of a Dimmick Township couple. The Helen Hanley Trompeter Nursing Scholarship will cover tuition and fees for a La Salle County resident formally ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reports 20 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. The new cases range from a boy under 13, to a woman in her 80’s. The county reports no new Covid-19 deaths, and 16 newly recovered patients. New Cases include: • Male, youth ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 2,806 new coronavirus cases reported to the agency in the past 24 hours. The state reports 23 additional covid related deaths as well, This comes one day after over 5,000 new cases of the virus were reported on Friday, with ...Read more
STREATOR – The Streator Police Department are investigating a report of a missing firearm. On Friday afternoon around 3 PM they were called to the 1100 Block of South Otter Creek Street because a resident stated that the weapon was missing. Authorities say the complainant was not sure ...Read more
ROCKFORD – The Winnebago County Coroner and his wife are both facing charges after an investigation by the Illinois State Police into alleged forgery and theft. In February, the ISP say they began to look into the spending of 50-year-old Coroner Bill Hintz and 50-year-old Michelle Hintz, ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department said Friday that Bureau County will remain under the warning level of orange by the state for COVID-19 infections. They were notified of sixteen new cases on Friday, fourteen of those in Bureau County. Marshall and Putnam ...Read more
MINOOKA – A man is dead after an incident that was described as a work place fatality. The Grundy County Coroner on Friday say that the Minooka Fire Department were called to a business located in the 600 block of Twin Rail Drive in Minooka around 3 PM. The man was taken to Morris Hospital ...Read more
