OTTAWA – 49 COVID-19 recoveries were reported Tuesday in LaSalle County. In total 1,458 cases have been reported since the start of the pandemic, leaving only 560 currently active. The LaSalle County Health Department also confirmed 21 new cases of COVID-19, individuals who range in age ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department are still looking into the whereabouts of a man they say has been missing since September 22nd. Authorities say that 33-year-old Wesley J. Shaver of Mendota was last seen around Rockford wearing an olive green hooded sweatshirt, grey/blue basketball ...Read more
PONTIAC – Construction has begun on the new building for the Livingston County Health Department. The facility will replace the old building built in 1922, and will be located directly in front of the existing location in Pontiac off of Torrance Avenue. Parking and entrances will be ...Read more
STREATOR – An individual said that their vehicle window was shot out by what they believed to be a BB gun while they were driving in Streator. The Streator Police Department say that on Sunday evening around 7:15 PM they were notified of the incident that occurred while traveling near the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The American Automobile Association this week released the latest average gas prices statewide, and LaSalle County is below the state and national average, coming in at $2.10 per gallon. DeKalb County is among the highest, at $2.30 per gallon, above the national average of just ...Read more
OTTAWA – 21 more cases of COVID-19 were reported in LaSalle County on Monday. These individuals range in age from under 13 to in their 70s, and with their addition, there have been a total of 1,997 coronavirus cases in the county. Illinois in total reported 2,742 new COVID-19 cases on ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Lockport woman is dead after a single vehicle crash in LaSalle County on Saturday afternoon. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that around 2 PM they were called to N2650th Road near 1529th Road where a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Katherine Farrahi reportedly left ...Read more
STREATOR – Area fire departments will be receiving a grant thanks to Illinois American Water’s 2020 program. Over $87,000 will be shared by 88 Illinois fire departments statewide. Since the program was created in 2010, over 680 grants totaling over $668,000 have been awarded to fire and ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – There will be four days of drive-thru testing for COVID-19 starting Monday in Bureau County. The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department announced starting today and tomorrow, there will be drive-thru testing at Hall High School in Spring Valley from 9 AM ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Library will ask visitors to be mindful of temporary parking restrictions as they begin resurfacing their parking lot. Construction is set to begin Monday for the new lot, sidewalk and other property and landscape repairs. The entrances along 11th and West Streets may be ...Read more
