CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health said Monday that five Illinoisans died due to complications from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. Only one of the deaths came from the Chicagoland area, a woman in her 70s, while the other four deaths came from downstate, including one from ...Read more
DEPUE – A suspect is in custody after an investigation by DePue Police into vehicle burglaries. On Monday they asked residents to check their vehicles to see if items were missing and to contact the police department if you notice something in disarray. The suspect, who has yet to be ...Read more
OGLESBY – Project Success, Illinois Valley Community College’s program for first generation, low-income and students with disabilities, has been awarded federal funding for another five years. IVCC President Jerry Corcoran informed the board Thursday the program that serves ...Read more
PAW PAW – An Oklahoma woman was arrested and charged with theft after allegedly taking a dog at a rest area in Lee County along I-39. The Illinois State Police say on September 5th around 9:30 AM they were called to the Willow Creek Southbound Rest Area near Paw Paw for a report of stolen ...Read more
OTTAWA – Last week the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office announced that after a brief investigation, nine inmates at the LaSalle County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19. The jail was already taking precautions for coronavirus, but now they have implemented new policies to help ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College agriculture students now have the ability to pursue an ‘Earn and Learn’ career with GRAINCO FS and AgView FS. Under the partnership, select ag students will enjoy paid internships, summer jobs, two years’ reimbursement of all ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Firearm owners in Illinois will not have to worry about their FOID cards expiring before they can be renewed. The Illinois State Police say due to COVID-19, rules regarding FOID cards and Conceal-Carry have been updated. They say if your FOID expiration date was after ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – A group of wildland firefighters from Illinois have returned from Colorado after battling the largest in that state’s history. The 139,000 acre Pine Gulch Fire used assistance from the 21-person crew made up of U.S. Forest Service, Shawnee Resource and Conservation ...Read more
PONTIAC – An investigation is underway at the Pontiac Correctional Center after authorities say they have found two cases of Legionnaires’ disease. The Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Department of Public Health made the announcement Thursday. They say two ...Read more
DEKALB – A DeKalb man was arrested during an investigation into drug sales after allegedly posting online that he had drugs for sale. The city of DeKalb Targeted Response Unit Detectives say that 30-year-old Eric T. Hughes was spotted in a vehicle on Hillcrest Drive, and after making ...Read more
