SPRINGFIELD – Privately made guns with no serial numbers are now banned in Illinois. Governor Pritzker signed the legislation earlier this week. So called ‘Ghost Guns’ cannot be traced by conventional means and can be created on a 3-D printer, leaving no record of their ...Read more
MENDOTA – The yearly flushing of fire hydrants in Mendota is set to begin on Monday. The Mendota Water Department is asking residents to watch for water on the roadway and for the crew members performing these tasks. ...Read more
MENDOTA – The yearly flushing of fire hydrants in Mendota is set to begin on Monday. The Mendota Water Department is asking residents to watch for water on the roadway and for the crew members performing these tasks. ...Read more
LASALLE – The City of LaSalle has delayed the opening of Veteran’s Memorial Pool by a couple of days due to the forecasted weekend weather. The pool is now set to open on Monday. The pool, located at 855 McArthur Road, will be open weather permitting Monday through Friday Noon to 7 PM ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Weather problems have limited fieldwork across North Central Illinois, and delays in planting have set some farmers back. According to the USDA just 55% of the corn crop is planted, behind the average of 70% by this date most years. Soybeans are also trailing the four year ...Read more
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on abortion rights in the wake of a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating five justices are poised to reverse Roe vs. Wade. Abortion-rights supporters said that right is an individual liberty; while anti-abortion activists said ...Read more
One of the Minneapolis police officers involved in the deadly arrest of George Floyd two years ago has pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of aiding and abetting manslaughter in Floyd’s death. The former police officer, Thomas Lane, entered the plea to second-degree manslaughter in ...Read more
MENDOTA – Construction will be congesting traffic in another part of the city of Mendota, possibly by the end of the year. The culvert carrying 4th Ave and US Route 34 over a creek is set to be rebuilt. There is no set date for the project to get underway, as it is early in the permitting ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has declared May 19th as Crossing Guard Appreciation Day to honor those who help ensure the safety of students throughout Illinois as they walk and bike to school. Roughly 360 pedestrians ages 8 to 14, on average, are hurt in vehicle-related incidents every year ...Read more
LASALLE – A LaSalle man is in custody after a TRI-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation into cocaine distribution. On Tuesday night, LaSalle County Sheriffs Deputies arrested 27-year-old Jeremy A. Gossett of LaSalle on a warrant for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled ...Read more
