OTTAWA – The price at the pump is lower in LaSalle and Livingston County on average than in some neighboring counties. That’s according to the American Automobile Association, who noted that Livingston County is around $2.08 a gallon, just below LaSalle and Grundy at a $2.14 average. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – An Ottawa Judge has been selected to take a seat with the Illinois Supreme Court. Justice Robert L. Carter of the 3rd District Appellate Court will be joining the state’s highest court on December 8th. His appointment came via a unanimous 6-0 vote. Justice Carter ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 149 COVID-19 related deaths were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the highest daily death count the state has seen since late May. The IDPH also reported 12,657 new confirmed and probable cases, for a total of 523,840 since the start of the pandemic, ...Read more
LASALLE – The LaSalle County Health Department reported Wednesday 149 new cases of the novel coronavirus in LaSalle County. The health department also reported 1 new death, a man in his 90’s, which makes the 87th LaSalle Countian to die of the disease since the first death was ...Read more
OTTAWA – A male in his 90’s is the most recent COVID-19 related death in LaSalle County. The County Health Department confirmed the death, the 87th since the start of the pandemic, along with 149 new confirmed and probable cases. In total, 4,035 cases have been confirmed by the LaSalle ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota High School will be leaving the Big Northern Conference at the end of this school year to join the Three Rivers Athletic Conference starting with the 2021-2022 school year. Football Coach Keegan Hill said the change will be exciting for the community and for the ...Read more
STREATOR – Two vehicles were reported burglarized at the same residence in Streator. The Streator Police Department say that between Sunday and Monday a resident in the 600 block of South Vermillion Street said multiple items were taken from the vehicles. The investigation into the incident ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department reported Tuesday two more residents have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Pontiac Correctional Center. They also noted one death of a man in his 70’s and 107 new infections in the county. The number of deaths in Livingston County ...Read more
DEKALB, DIXON – There were 93 new cases of COVID-19 reported in DeKalb County yesterday, with 425 still battling the disease and 43 reported deaths since the pandemic began. In Lee County recoveries topped new cases, with 29 released from isolation and 20 newly infected. Twelve remain ...Read more
OTTAWA, PRINCETON – Six people were reported to health authorities on Tuesday to have died from complications related to the novel coronavirus. The LaSalle County Health Department reports five LaSalle Countians, a man in his 70’s, a man in his 80’s, two men in their ...Read more
