OGLESBY – A total of 16 Illinois Valley Community College students in need will receive food bags this week thanks to a drive initiated by staff at the school. IVCC staff members Carey Burns and Kim Herout initiated the drive, plus helped the Support Staff Service Project Craft Fair raise ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will hold a blood drive from noon until 5 p.m., Friday in Conference Room C at OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota. Volunteer blood donors are invited to support the local blood supply by scheduling an appointment to give ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,182 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 5 additional deaths. – Christian County: 1 female 70s – Cook County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s – Monroe ...Read more
STREATOR – Local school districts in Streator will be gifted furry friends from Streator Area United Way. It’s all a part of the community organization’s new Therapy Dog Program. Executive Director Elizabeth Palm says the board of directors voted to put the program into ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Labor wants to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and deaths through education during March, “National Ladder Safety Month.” The agency’s division of the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration is ...Read more
LASALLE – The City of LaSalle Yard Waste Drop off location will open up for the year today. With warmer weather and the melting snow, residents of LaSalle can leave sticks, leaves, grass and other lawn debris at the drop off location. Mayor Jeff Grove wants to remind everyone that it is for ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A retired Army lieutenant colonel and top prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office in central Illinois has been named acting U.S. attorney. Douglas J. Quivey began work last week after the resignation in February of John Milhiser, who was appointed by former ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials are reporting 1,068 COVID-19 cases in the state, including 14 additional deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced within the past 24 hours, laboratories have conducted 68,094 coronavirus tests, resulting in a ...Read more
MENDOTA – A dog and his owner both went through the ice on Lake Mendota Sunday. Around noon the Mendota Fire Department and Mendota Police were called to the south side of the lake for a report of a man and a dog who had both ended up in the water. When authorities arrived, both had made it ...Read more
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal safety officials are updating their investigation into the engine failure on a United Airlines plane that sent parts of the engine housing raining down on Denver-area neighborhoods last month. The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday that a ...Read more
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