MENDOTA – A house was filled with smoke in Mendota from a basement fire Tuesday. Around 5 AM Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the 1000 block of 13th Ave for smoke in a residence. Mendota Police had arrived on the scene first and found the family outside the ...Read more
STREATOR – A Streator man is in custody facing a number of charges after authorities spent two days searching for him after a firearms incident. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that 34-year-old allegedly fired a gun at his estranged wife’s residence on Saturday night in ...Read more
PONTIAC – Just 33 cases of COVID-19 remain active in Livingston County after 12 new cases were found in the last three days. The Livingston County Health Department say a total of 193 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with four deaths. All active ...Read more
PERU – As the start of fall approaches, Peru Alderman Aaron Buffo asked the council how they planned to approach Halloween for the children. Buffo voiced Monday evening that he didn’t want to see another event cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, saying that he believes ...Read more
PRINCETON – Bureau County announced 2 more COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, a male in his 40’s and another in his 70’s. Hector Gomez, Administrator of the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department reminded residents to continue to help fight the spread of COVID-19, saying ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kathleen M. Fox announced Monday she will be leaving her position as she has accepted another job out of state. She was hired in December of 2018. Fox notes that she was extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 1,668 new COVID-19 cases were announced in Illinois on Monday, along with 7 additional deaths. These deaths include a male in his 40’s from Bureau County. Since the start of the pandemic, Illinois has reported over 235,000 cases, including 8,026 deaths. Over the past 24 ...Read more
OTTAWA – 3 more individuals in LaSalle County have died from COVID-19 related complications. The health department confirmed Monday that with the addition of these individuals, a male and female in their 80’s and a female in her 90’s, there have been a total of 48 deaths since the start ...Read more
DIXON – A Bureau County man has died after a motorcycle crash Saturday evening. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say that around 11:20 PM they were called to the area of East River Road and Ravine Ave. in Dixon for a motorcycle that reportedly struck a guardrail. Authorities say ...Read more
STREATOR – A Streator man is awaiting a bond hearing for gun charges stemming from an alleged incident Saturday. Authorities were called to the 100 block of West Kent Street Saturday around 7:45 PM for possible gunshots. The Streator Police Department say that 40-year-old David R. Baker has ...Read more
