PONTIAC – A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle in rural Livingston County on Thursday. The Illinois State Police say around 4:30 AM on Illinois Route 23 near Livingston County Road a car driven by a 37-year-old woman from Forrest, Illinois for unknown reasons struck 25-year-old ...Read more
LASALLE – Republic Services will be making adjustments in some communities during the pandemic crisis. It was announced that starting Tuesday they will temporarily stop picking up large items and yard waste bags in many communities, including LaSalle. Republic Services is making this ...Read more
PLAINFIELD – The Will County Sheriff’s Office has had three complaints regarding a man, posing as a member of the Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, allegedly making traffic stops. The man is described as being a male light-skinned black wearing a black shirt with SWAT on it, blue ...Read more
UNDATED – During this unprecedented time where people across the county are feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, its important to find ways to stay resilient. A public-safety psychological service in Washington is using the P-I-E-S acronym to help people cope. P stands for physical ...Read more
LASALLE – The Perfectly Flawed Foundation is hosting a series of online interviews with medical practitioners to help those cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Founder Luke Tomsha with increased isolation, boredom and anxiety that exists, there is a risk of increased self-medicating with ...Read more
DEKALB – Northern Illinois University officials say two students have tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. According to an NIU press release, university officials are cooperating fully with the DeKalb County Health Department and other public health officials regarding the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 330 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including three deaths; a Kane County man in his 90s, a Cook County man in his 60s, and a Will County woman in her 50s. Douglas, Marshall, and Morgan counties are now ...Read more
PERU – IVCH said on Wednesday that they are preparing to meet the demand of a high number of COVID-19 patients, however, to make sure they have enough supplies on hand they are looking for donations. They say their mask and PPE supply is stable, they are accepting any and all items from ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County government is asking for residents to donate personal protective equipment for the use by the health care providers in the county. They are also asking for touchless thermometers for use by county Sheriff Deputies on patrol and those assigned to the county jail. ...Read more
DIXON – Lee County officials say that they still have no positive cases of COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean they are not getting prepared. Tuesday the CEO of KSB Hospital in Dixon reported that several companies have donated a quantity of N95 Personal Protective Equipment masks for ...Read more
