CHICAGO – SNAP benefits will be issued to Illinois customers early. According to the Illinois Department of Human Services, March SNAP benefits will be loaded into customer accounts on the first of the month. Governor J.B Pritzker says communities shouldn’t have to suffer because of ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Starved Rock State Park could be introducing a parking fee for visitors in the future. 38th District Senator Sue Rezin filed Senate Bill 1310 that would allow the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to charge a parking fee to help keep up with maintenance projects and ...Read more
MORRIS – The Morris Police Department issued a warning of counterfeit money being passed around the area after a Chicago man was arrested for allegedly attempting to use counterfeit money at a local business. According to authorities, on Monday they were called to a business on Route 47 for ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa Police are warning residents of a phone scam involving their Apple Device or iCloud account. Officials reported that residents are receiving calls from an individual who claims that the residents’ Apple Device or iCloud account has been compromised. The scammer then ...Read more
OTTAWA – Farmers are waging through the frigid weather, taking extra measures to keep their livestock warm. LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann says while the farmers are coping through the temperatures, the mud, sleet and slush have been just as bad, if not worse. Isermann ...Read more
PRINCETON – Two sites in Bureau County were added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Hampshire Colony Congregational Church in Princeton was listed on August 28th. Built in 1906, the church is a noteworthy example of ...Read more
DIXON – Big Northern Conference athletic directors consider steps to combat official shortage. In a meeting last week, Athletic Director Jared Shaner of Dixon High School says the directors discussed the worsening high school officials shortage in Illinois, as well as possible solutions. ...Read more
OTTAWA – A man working on a billboard has died after an incident in rural Ottawa Saturday. According to the LaSalle County Coroner 42-year-old Damien E. Glasgow died after a fall near 30th Road and IL Route 71. The death is still under investigation by the LaSalle County Coroner’s ...Read more
ROMEOVILLE – The American Red Cross welcomes Brian McDaniel as new executive Director of Illinois River Valley Chapter. Prior to joining the American Red Cross, McDaniel was Deputy Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer for Will County Treasurer’s office, where he worked closely with ...Read more
PRINCETON – Two individuals were placed into custody Thursday after Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotic Agents allegedly located heroin, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and cannabis in their vehicle. A Bureau County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped Vanessa M. Sissel, 41, of Princeton Thursday ...Read more
