STREATOR – A Woodland student was awarded the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office scholarship from the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association. Sheriff Tony O. Childress announced that Audrey Jenkins won the $500 scholarship fund for the 2021-22 academic year. Childress noted that Jenkins ...Read more
PERU – Northview Elementary students honored the Peru Police Department for National Police Week on Monday. Northview Elementary Principal Sara McDonald says one student per class, ranging from kindergarten to fourth grade, created cards to give out to Peru Police, that they ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department kicked off the month of May by administering over 1,200 second doses of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, over 26% of Livingston County residents have been fully vaccinated as of Friday. The ...Read more
AMBOY – An Amboy Police Officer was honored last week for duties performed on duty by the Amboy Fire Department. In early April of this year, Amboy EMS were called to a gas station where a person was in cardiac arrest. Upon their arrival, they found Amboy Police Officer Tom Lehman ...Read more
MENDOTA- A fire destroyed a bus and trailer Saturday morning on I-39 that was carrying a gospel group from Tennessee. Mendota, Troy Grove and Paw Paw Fire Departments were called around 4:20 AM to near the Lee/LaSalle County Line, where they found the vehicle fully engulfed. All occupants ...Read more
HENRY – Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim announced a Household Hazardous Waste collection for the spring of 2021 will be coming to Henry. Illinois EPA HHW collections provide residents with free collection events to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous household products commonly ...Read more
OTTAWA – Two new charges were added against an Ottawa man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend. According to LaSalle County States Attorney Todd Martin, 29-year-old Michael S. Swift pleaded not guilty on Thursday to original charges of three counts of first-degree murder, for ...Read more
UTICA – A reported explosion that sent emergency crews scrambling to the banks of the Illinois River Thursday evening may have caused devastating injuries or worse to multiple people, but authorities have yet to release specific details. Around 7:20 PM Utica EMS and the Department of ...Read more
STERLING – The Sterling Police Department are looking for information into the whereabouts of a 24-year-old Sterling woman. Authorities say Olivia Sheley may be in the company of 35-year-old Michael W.T. Bennett, who has been charged with First Degree Murder after a shooting on May 1st. ...Read more
MENDOTA – City of Mendota employees will be out and about replacing outdated water meters, and the Mendota Police Department wants residents to know it is ok to call them if you have concerns. All city employees will possess the proper identification, paperwork and credentials explaining ...Read more
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