BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Farm Bureau President responded to the trade agreement with the U.S. and Japan. On Wednesday. the United States and Japan signed a limited trade deal that will open Japanese markets to American farm goods.The deal will reduce Japanese barriers to American beef, ...Read more
CHICAGO – Local pump prices are showing signs of stabilization after attacks on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia earlier this month. According to the American Automobile Association, gas stations reacted just as swiftly as the market, raising local prices by as much as a quarter. ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley needs your help picking up leaves this fall. Public Works Superintendent Jeff Norton says his department is in need of a couple people to help out with this year’s leaf pick-up. The job would require two people, one to operate a truck and the other ...Read more
MENDOTA – A man Mendota Police say is homeless was arrested Tuesday night on a charge of Indecent Solicitation of a Minor. Around 7:30PM they took 22-year-old Edward W. Pickford into custody after an investigation into an alleged incident. Pickford was charged with a class 4 felony and ...Read more
TONICA- A motorcyclist lost an article of clothing and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Fire Department wants to get it back to the owner. It was found on I-39 south of Tonica near mile market 48. They ask if it is yours or you know the owner to message them on Facebook ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Owners of service dogs in Spring Valley are now required to get a dog license, but will be waived of fees. On Monday night, the city council approved to amend their dog ordinance to require that owners of service dogs obtain a dog tag, however, will be exempt from paying ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s real estate tax deadline is October 4th. The drop box will be closed at 4 p.m. on October 4th, which also will be the last day the LaSalle County Treasurer’s Office will accept personal checks. After the deadline day, the office will only accept ...Read more
OTTAWA- LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly says the county could allocate over $300,000 per every billion made in a settlement with major opioid makers. Donnelly recently filed a comprehensive 320 page complaint against the manufacturers and distributors of opioids to seek costs ...Read more
ROCK ISLAND – A man attempting to float down the Mississippi River on a log to Kentucky was rescued in Rock Island on Monday. According to the Rock Island Fire Department, just after 1 p.m. on Monday. they responded to a report of a subject in the water near the Crescent Bridge. ...Read more
LASALLE -Alderman voted to approve an ordinance approving a redevelopment agreement between LaSalle and Kaskaskia Development, LLC, and CL Real Estate Development, LLC at Monday night’s city council meeting. Although some alderman expressed concern for parking at the hotel, Nathan Watson, ...Read more
