CHICAGO- With thousands of residents failing to take advantage of savings offered by the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and state Earned Income Credit each tax season, Governor Pritzker is reminding qualifying taxpayers to claim these valuable benefits. To be eligible, taxpayers must have ...Read more
OTTAWA – National Wear Red Day is tomorrow, and the LaSalle County Health Department wants to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and help save lives. February is American Heart Month, a month to spread awareness about the number one killer of women in Illinois, heart disease. ...Read more
OTTAWA – National Wear Red Day is tomorrow, and the LaSalle County Health Department wants to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and help save lives. February is American Heart Month, a month to spread awareness about the number one killer of women in Illinois, heart disease. ...Read more
STREATOR – A Streator man and woman have turned themselves in following a shooting investigation in September. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department says 28-year-old Alyssa K. Shelton and 25-year-old Timothy M. Wheaton were issued arrest warrants after allegedly fleeing the ...Read more
The office of Vice President Kamala Harris announced that she will travel to Memphis, Tennessee, to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols on Wednesday. Civil rights lawyer and Nichols’ family attorney Ben Crump said Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, and stepfather, Rodney Wells, spoke by ...Read more
President Joe Biden announced during a visit to New York City on Tuesday $1.2 billion in federal funding for nine key infrastructure projects, the largest of which is the Hudson Tunnel Project on the northeast commuter rail corridor. The $292 million for the Hudson Tunnel Project will see an ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Board voted to approve more American Rescue Plan Applications from agencies throughout the county, but not without hesitation. Tuesday’s board meeting started with newly elected member Ray Gatza speaking on behalf of his district, with skepticism on past ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Museum will shine a spotlight on Generation X with the opening of its new exhibition, Growing Up X. The exhibition explores the toys, technologies and cultural touchstones surrounding Gen Xers in their childhood. Museum visitors will see items familiar to anyone ...Read more
PERU – Dog owners will now be allowed to bring their furry friends to Baker Park in Peru. On Monday the Peru City Council elected to change its existing ordinance on animals in parks. Leashed dogs only will be able to walk the Baker Lake path accompanied by their owners. The ...Read more
DIXON – Around 1200 residents of a subdivision in Lee County were unable to use the roadways in or out of their community due to a Union Pacific Railway train blocking the crossings Tuesday morning. Around 2 AM the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was notified that the Woodland Shores ...Read more
