PERU – Peru Mayor Scott Harl applauded city crews for their service in Blizzard Bruce. In a city council meeting on Monday night, Mayor Harl mentioned the many power outages experienced during the storm, and how crews worked tirelessly to repair the galloping power lines. Public Works also ...Read more
OTTAWA – Widespread power outages have significantly lessened from this morning, according to electric utilities. As of 4 p.m. Ameren is reporting over 900 without power in LaSalle County compared to nearly 2,000, and Bureau at less than half than of that this morning. Cornbelt energy says ...Read more
SYCAMORE- The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office say that the man wanted in connection with the alleged Saturday robbery at a bank in Shabbona has been caught near Chicago. They say that 39-year-old Jason D. Welch of Sterling was taken into custody in Elmhurst on Sunday. He was charged with ...Read more
SHABBONA – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reports that a bank robbery occurred Saturday in Shabbona. Before noon a white male entered the lobby of Resource Bank and demanded money from the teller. The suspect was seen leaving the bank traveling east on US Route 30 in a dark ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College hosts its 11th annual Holiday Art and Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the Peter Miller Community Technology Center. Fair coordinator Lorri Foockle said, “We have quite an array of items for holiday shopping with over 30 ...Read more
PRINCETON, IL—Heartland Bank and Trust Company recently donated over $5,700 to area schools through the Score With Heartland Bank program in support of local high school athletics. Through the program, Heartland Bank donated $25 for each touchdown participating schools made at a varsity home ...Read more
WYANET – A man died after being struck by an Amtrak train in Wyanet on Thanksgiving Day. . According to Bureau County Sheriffs, 25-year-old Andrew Frese of Buda was operating a tractor was heading southbound when he was struck by a westbound Amtrak passenger train. According to initial ...Read more
WYANET – An Amtrak train and a tractor collided southwest of Wyanet Thanksgiving morning. Emergency crews were called around 10 a.m. to a field about a mile and a half from town after a tractor with an Anhydrous bar implement was crossing the tracks at a private crossing about 1/4 ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources reports that the numbers are up for deer harvested during the first weekend of firearm season. The weekend, which was November 16th through the 18th, saw 58,836 taken, up around 7,000 deer from 2017. Illinois’ seven-day ...Read more
STREATOR – Property wealth is growing within the Streator Township High School District, according to Superintendent Matt Seaton. In a District 40 Board meeting on Tuesday, Seaton says he plans for a 3 percent tax rate increase. However, he predicts that because property value is rising, ...Read more
