CARROLLTON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve found the body of a 6-month-old boy in a wooded area of southwestern Illinois after the child was reported missing over the weekend. State police say the boy and his 22-year-old mother were reported missing Saturday to police in Alton and ...Read more
MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare St. Paul is offering Christmas light recycling. OSF HealthCare is hoping to divert contributing waste during the holidays by helping residents recycle unwanted Christmas lights through January. Steve Looney, director of facility planning and operations for OSF Saint ...Read more
PERU – The city of Peru plans to widen and realign North Peoria Street as well as build a round-about intersection to alleviate congestion. City officials held an open house on Wednesday evening, presenting aerial maps of the proposed project, taking input from the public. The roundabout ...Read more
PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital announced that they are postponing transplant support group meetings. In a release, ICVH announced the Live Life transplant support group will not meeting for the next three months. The group normally meets on the second Monday of each month, ...Read more
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced that they have a new phone number for weather and road condition information. The Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release on Tuesday that the new number to call is 815-899-0727 for updated road and weather conditions. ...Read more
OTTAWA – State and county unemployment rates increased within the past month, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Currently state unemployment is at 4.2 percent, just a tenth of a percent increase compared to last month. However, county unemployment rates scale ...Read more
PERU – A giant magnet for a new MRI system was lifted through the roof of Illinois Valley Community Hospital on Wednesday. The magnet that will be the heart of the new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) system at Illinois Valley Community Hospital. It was lifted into place by crane through ...Read more
Streator High School conducted school safety training Wednesday in conjunction with the Streator Police Department and the Streator Fire Department. The drills and training ran from 11:45 AM to 2:30 PM. There was a heavy presence of law enforcement and fire department services present at the ...Read more
MENDOTA – A dog was rescued after falling into a pond in Bureau County Wednesday morning. The Mendota Fire Department was called to a residence in the 35000 block of 2800 North Rd around 6:40 a.m. Authorities said the family was walking the leashed dog, described as a Rottweiler on ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – A Tuesday night Bureau County crash had no injuries but did take down power lines. After 9:30 Spring Valley Fire and 10/33 EMS were called to the are of Peru- Princeton Road for a single vehicle rollover accident. Power lines were brought down in the incident and were ...Read more
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