OTTAWA – A piece of Ottawa history is getting a new logo. The Reddick Mansion Association announced that along with their renovation of the property, they will be improving the looks of their branding to help market the attraction in the future. “We’re very excited to reveal the first ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reports eight new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, while the Bureau, Marshall & Putnam Counties Health Department reports two new cases in the past day. Cases continue to climb in Illinois, as the Illinois Department of Public Health reports ...Read more
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois woman has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for beating her five-year-old son to death. A McHenry County judge issued the decision Friday, a day after JoAnn Cunningham pleaded for mercy. Cunningham pleaded guilty in December to killing her son, ...Read more
PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The Livingston County Health Department officials say a woman in her 20s is recovering in isolation. LCHD officials continue to work closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), and have ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College Adult Education will recognize students for their 2019-20 achievements at a drive-through event from 6 PM to 7 PM on July 23. The ceremony will take place in the main campus circle drive. Students who passed a high school equivalency test, ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say opioid-related deaths in 2020 in Cook County have passed numbers from last year at this time. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has confirmed 773 deaths between Jan. 1 and July 13. The number was 605 during the same period in 2019. Results for another ...Read more
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Aspiring string musicians in Illinois can sign up for a virtual camp offered by the Illinois State University String Project this month. The virtual camp is open to students of the violin, viola, cello and bass who are entering grades four through eight. Students must have ...Read more
WAUCONDA, Ill. (AP) — Wauconda’s iconic beach seen in the “The Blue Brothers’ movie is set to open after a $3 million renovation. After a prolonged wait due to the coronavirus pandemic, the beach is set to open to the public Wednesday. The Daily Herald reported that the ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary and Jr. High Students will be in class half days 5 days a week. The 289 Board of Education approved the transition plan for this fall on Thursday. The details include many sanitation and safety procedures. Students will be in session from 8:35 AM – ...Read more
By SARA BURNETT, JOHN O’CONNOR and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan “must resign” if allegations of corruption are true against the fellow Democrat long considered the state’s most powerful ...Read more
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