PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department will be hosting a mobile COVID-19 testing site from 8 AM to 4 PM on August 17th and 18th at their location – 310 E. Torrance Ave in Pontiac. There is no appointment necessary and people do not have to be experiencing symptoms in order to be ...Read more
DIXON – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say a man that fled a traffic stop where gunfire was exchanged last week may have stolen another vehicle. On Friday they say that 34-year-Donald E. Powell earlier this month allegedly stole a relatives white Dodge Charger in Colorado after ...Read more
OTTAWA – A woman in her 90’s is the latest Covid-19 related death in LaSalle County. Friday, the LaSalle County Health Department said the woman becomes the 29th death in the county since the pandemic began. Also Friday, the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Departments ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday announced 2,264 new coronavirus confirmed cases, including 25 deaths. The deaths reported in Friday’s total included a woman in her 80’s in Bureau County, and a woman in her 60’s in DeKalb County. Reports ...Read more
PRINCETON – An investigation during a traffic stop of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 led to the seizure of millions of dollars in cash. The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team say on Tuesday they stopped a westbound truck for an alleged traffic violation. During the stop, ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that LaSalle and Bureau County have been upgraded to a warning status orange for COVID-19 due to an increasing number of cases. In LaSalle County the new case count was 229 per 100,000 residents, exceeding the level ...Read more
MENDOTA – The latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic from the Illinois Department of Public Health show more long term care facilities dealing with the potentially deadly novel coronavirus. Since last week, 3 more deaths have been reported due to complications of COVID-19 at Heritage ...Read more
LASALLE – Eastbound I-80 will be closed to all traffic Friday night starting at 9 PM. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the ramps at Illinois 251, Illinois 351 and the exit from I-39 will be blocked as well to allow for emergency repairs to the I-80 bridge over the ...Read more
OTTAWA – As many schools decide not to fully reopen due to the pandemic, the American Automobile Association says that is reducing demand, thus causing gas prices to decline. Locally, LaSalle County continues its trend to have some of the lowest prices in the state, with an average price ...Read more
PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department reported that 3 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county total to 137 since the start of the pandemic. The new cases are a male under the age of 10, a female under the age of 20, and a male in their 70s, who are all ...Read more
