PAW PAW – The top job at the Paw Paw Fire Department goes to Robert Edwards, who replaces Chief Joseph Mulcahy in an announcement made Friday. Also announced was the promotion of Brian Milton to Assistant Fire Chief. ...Read more
PEORIA – A man is dead after being shot early Saturday in Peoria. Peoria Police say around 5 a.m. shot spotter alerted them to an incident in the 2300 block of West Marquette Street. Officers discovered an adult male with gunshot wounds in the backyard of a residence. He was ...Read more
LASALLE – Sick outs and non reporting for work by Transportation Security Airport screeners and Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors is likely to increase if the government shutdown continues, according to flyersrights.org. So far local travel agency owner, Anna Lijewski (LEE- ...Read more
SANDWICH – Credit card skimming devices have been found at a gas station in southern DeKalb County. In a release by the Sandwich Police Department, they, along with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, discovered the devices on pumps at a Mobil Station on US Route 34. A card ...Read more
OTTAWA – Members of the LaSalle County Board voted to allow residents to vote on a sales tax increase in the upcoming April 2nd election. This could increase the sales tax in the county by 0.25%. Finance and Fee Chair Brian Dose explained that the county needs another form of revenue to ...Read more
OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a recent phone scam in the area. Authorities say they have received numerous reports from individuals saying that they have received calls from supposed relatives requesting money for bond to get out of jail. The ...Read more
OGLESBY- Before the monthly meeting of the Illinois Valley Community College board, the board’s facilities committee reviewed details for a proposed agriculture storage facility to be built on the site of the recently demolished dairy barn. The 7,500-square-foot building would house a tractor, ...Read more
BRISTOL – An autistic woman was pronounced dead after being found in a creek in Kendall County on Wednesday. According to the Kendall County Sheriffs Office, they were called just after 7 p.m. to the 100 block of Basswood Court in Bristol for a report of a missing autistic woman. ...Read more
STREATOR – A Streator resident fell victim to a phony check scam this past week according to the Streator Police Department. Wednesday a resident told police that they had received a check in the mail with a request to cash it and return to the sender gift cards. The victim did so, however, ...Read more
UTICA – A California woman was arrested Wednesday near Utica after a search revealed 80 pounds of purported pot and vape accessories in a vehicle. According to the Illinois State Police in the early morning hours they were patrolling a gas station near Interstate 80 when they spoke to an ...Read more
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