PERU – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that repairs to a damaged beam on the bridge that carries U.S. Route 6 over Illinois 251 and ramp repairs in Peru begin on Tuesday. They say the work will require closure of Illinois 251 in both directions. All four ramps at the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday reports 12 new coronavirus cases. That makes 511 cases since the pandemic began, and on Sunday, the new cases include a teenage girl, 5 men in their 20s, a man in his 40s, and 3 men and 2 women in their 50s. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday said over 1400 new cases of the coronavirus were reported and 14 new deaths. The department also reported that statewide, 1400 Covid-19 patients were in the hospital, with 339 in the ICU and 125 on ventilators. This makes ...Read more
SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is alerting citizens of home repair scams returning to the area, and have been able to identify an alleged suspect’s vehicle. According to authorities, victims report a white GMC or Chevrolet truck with a seal coating tank in the back. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State Jesse White honored four Illinois students who were the winners of the 23rd biennial Organ/Tissue Donor Poster Contest. The 2020 overall contest winner was Allie Parks, a 7th grader at Adams School in Creal Springs. Allie received a congratulatory plaque, ...Read more
OTTAWA – Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center will be offering a Food Service Sanitation course face-to-face from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Aug. 18-27 at the Ottawa Center in Ottawa. The course assists the manager or potential manager in ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College Career and Technical Education courses will be meeting in small groups when classes resume. Automotive classes will be offered both online and in-person this fall. Many CTE programs such as industrial maintenance, Emergency Medical Services ...Read more
ROANOKE – Three people were killed in a two vehicle crash that involved a Peru ambulance in Woodford County Saturday morning. According to the Illinois State Police around 2 AM a car struck an ambulance at the intersection of Illinois 116 and 2400 East Road. Authorities say the driver ...Read more
LACON – The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Departments announced Saturday three new cases of coronavirus. They say a girl and a man and woman in their 30’s tested positive for COVID-19 and are recovering at home. Marshall County has had 21 confirmed cases since the ...Read more
PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Departments announced Saturday 12 new cases in Bureau County. All 12 are recovering at home in isolation, including a boy, two teenage girls, three men in their 20’s, a woman in her 49’s, three men in their 50’s and two women ...Read more
