JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A Kendall County grand jury has indicted a Joliet police sergeant on four counts of official misconduct for accessing the video of an arrested man’s fatal overdose. Tuesday’s indictment of Sgt. Javier Esqueda alleges he used a laptop in his squad car to view a ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Elementary School Association has announced that winter sports activities will remain paused. IN a letter sent to districts statewide, they say that due to Illinois remaining in Tier 3 mitigations, no practices or games can be held. Practices for some sports were ...Read more
PONTIAC – Twenty-three more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-1. The Livingston County Health Department on Wednesday said that 3,106 residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. Currently, 172 cases remain active and 56 ...Read more
PRINCETON – Two more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 related complications in Bureau County. On Wednesday the Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department reported that a woman in her 80’s and a woman in her 60’s brought the total number of deaths up to 75 ...Read more
OTTAWA – 6 new COVID-19 related deaths were confirmed in LaSalle County, now totaling 233 since the pandemic began. The individuals were a female in her 70’s, a male and female in their 80’s, and a male and two females in their 90’s. The LaSalle County Health Department reported 103 ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed 178 new COVID-19 related deaths, the highest daily death count the state has seen in nearly two weeks. In addition to the deaths, which included individuals in Bureau and LaSalle County, the IDPH also reported 7,374 new ...Read more
OGLESBY – Oglesby police officers exchanged gunfire with a suspect Tuesday after an investigation of an RV that was parked at Illinois Valley Community College around 8 PM. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that 35-year-old Peter Douglas Bergsma, possibly from Michigan, allegedly ...Read more
OGLESBY – The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say they will be holding a press conference Wednesday morning to release more information regarding a shooting in Oglesby Tuesday night. The incident, which reportedly began near North Orlando Smith Street, had an as of yet unnamed suspect ...Read more
Associated Press undefined ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Family of a U.S. Army special forces sergeant charged in a deadly shooting at an Illinois bowling alley has released a statement extending their thoughts and prayers to victims and the wider community. Duke Webb faces three counts of murder for ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A strong winter storm has made its way across the Upper Midwest, creating treacherous travel conditions and spurring warnings for people to stay home. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for many states, including Illinois. Snowfall amounts between 3 and 4 ...Read more
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