OTTAWA – Work on the Otter Creek Wind Farm will have some roads closed temporarily beginning Monday. The LaSalle County Highway Department say that North 12th Road between Illinois Route 18 and East 26th Road and East 26th Road between North 12th Road and North 13th Road will be closed ...Read more
PONTIAC – A man from Dwight is dead after a crash Saturday in Livingston County. The Illinois State Police say around 4 PM at US Route 66 and East 1830 North Road an SUV driven by a 20-year-old Pontiac man allegedly failed to stop at the intersection striking a motorcycle. The 77-year-old ...Read more
PERU – Fundraising efforts to help residents of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home communicate with loved ones during the pandemic kicked off over the weekend with events in Spring Valley and Peru. Studstill Media’s Operation Smart TV raised over $3,000 towards their goal of putting ...Read more
WALNUT – A 3-year-old boy is fine after wandering into a cornfield Saturday and traveling over a mile on foot. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office say that around 8:30 AM in rural Walnut a family reported the child missing and after a search of the home resources were called in to try ...Read more
UTICA – Millions of visitors come to North Central Illinois to take in the wonders of Starved Rock State Park, but thousands leave something else behind – garbage. Officials at the Utica attraction pleaded over the weekend on social media that people take responsibility for their ...Read more
PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The Livingston County Health Department say a man under the age of 20 is recovering at home in isolation. As of June 28, 2020, the LCHD has received 2,329 COVID-19 test results. Of that, 45 COVID- 19 tests ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota District 289, which covers elementary and middle school education in the city, has announced they are waiving all fees for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. In the announcement made on Friday, the district will not be collecting registration, technology or activity fees ...Read more
STREATOR – By October a new building will be standing where medical offices once were in Streator adjacent to the OSF Healthcare facility. OSF announced that a new transportation center is being constructed to house the OSF King Care-A-Van and ambulances from Advanced Medial ...Read more
MORRIS – A Channahon man is dead after a crash on I-80 Sunday afternoon. Authorities say 35-year-old Nathan Oliver Carrol was traveling eastbound near Morris when for unknown reasons he lost control and went down, sliding over 300 feet. The Grundy County Coroner’s Office say he was ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Deparement of Public Health says 15 people in the state were reported to have died from Covid-19 on Sunday. According to the department, that’s the fewest deaths since March 30th shortly after the pandemic was declared. The state also says that 646 new ...Read more
