SENECA – A motorcycle crash on Saturday has taken the life of a Seneca man. According to the LaSalle County Coroner, 58-year-old Scott A. Richie died after a single vehicle crash on East 29th Road just north of Seneca. The crash remains under investigation by the LaSalle County ...Read more
GRANVILLE – A Tennessee man has been identified after being involved in a fatal vehicle crash in Putnam County on Friday. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Ryan C. Lunger of Memphis, Tennessee is deceased after his involvement in a vehicle vs. semi-truck ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging parents to get their young children and teenagers vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the CDC, before the young population was eligible for the vaccine, about one-third of teens ...Read more
STREATOR – Poco-a-Poco Summer Music Fest is back in Streator for its fifth year in a row. The young artist training program and concert series led by Streator native Kate Tombaugh will begin on Friday. This year, 25 high school students from 13 schools will receive vocal and choral training ...Read more
MORRIS – A Plainfield man is dead after a four vehicle crash on Interstate 80 on Friday. The Illinois State Police say around 3:30 PM in Grundy County three tractor trailers and a car were involved in a collision in the eastbound lanes after at least two trucks reportedly struck stopped ...Read more
MENDOTA – The 2021 Excellence Awards from OSF Healthcare have been awarded to two providers at OSF Healthcare Saint Paul in Mendota. Dr. David Scholl was presented the OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center Staff Physician Excellence Award by Leonardo Lopez, MD, Chief Medical Officer at ...Read more
OGLESBY – Since the May 22 premiere of Illinois Valley Community College’s Commencement video, keynote speaker Dr. Promise (PK) Yong has been busy responding to phone calls and more than 200 messages and testimonies from well-wishers. “The commencement address has ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is inviting the public to comment and offer suggestions on a new study assessing the state’s rail system. Comments will be collected through mid-June at the website illinoisrailneeds.org. The information gathered will be used in the ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Leads Group has established a scholarship with the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation to support adult students age 22-to-40. The annual IV Leads Young Professionals Scholarship will cover tuition, fees, books and related expenses for full- and part-time ...Read more
STREATOR – It has been eleven years since 17 people were injured and over 100 buildings damaged in Streator after a tornado struck the city around 9 PM on June 5th 2010. The supercell thunderstorms spawned the EF-2 that would eventually move into the Eagle Pass subdivision, ...Read more
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