SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Department of Agriculture has opened the third year of the Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program. Applications will be available at https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Pages/default.aspx Funding of eligible acreage will be on a first come, first serve basis. Due to the ...Read more
MENDOTA – Dr. Scholl, a family practice physician at OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center, has retired after a long career as a Mendota physician. His last day was December 30th. “I was 14 and a high school sophomore at the time when I spent a week in the hospital for appendix ...Read more
OTTAWA – A significant snow event could welcome in the new year, as the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Saturday. Upwards of 7″ total snow could be possible in a wide band across North Central Illinois, with winds gusting as high as 35 mph. ...Read more
OTTAWA – Two Ottawa residents are facing cocaine charges after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation. On Wednesday authorities took 47-year-old Jeremy M. Myers and 42-year-old Tina M. Cloud into custody after a buy/bust operation. TRI-Dent said in a press release that ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The minimum wage in Illinois is set to increase another dollar 0n Saturday. The new wage will be $12 an hour. Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill in 2019 putting the state on the path to a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2025. Prior to the increases in 2020, the last time ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The minimum wage in Illinois is set to increase another dollar n Saturday. The new wage will be $12 an hour. Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill in 2019 putting the state on the path to a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2025. Prior to the increases in 2020, the last time Illinois ...Read more
MENDOTA – In an attempt to prevent teacher and student burnout, Mendota schools announced a schedule change that will take place for elementary and high school students upon their return from winter break. Starting in January, the last Friday of every month will be a 1:30 PM dismissal for ...Read more
STREATOR – Mark your calendar because Poco a Poco has set the date for its 2022 student music fest. Folks can join in person or virtually this coming year on June 18th through the 25th for the 6th annual summer music fest. Poco a Poco enrolls incoming high school ...Read more
BRADLEY – One police officer is dead and another is in critical condition after an altercation at a hotel in the Kankakee County community of Bradley. Police Chief Donald W. Barber said officers were called to the hotel on State Route 50 for a report of dogs barking in an unattended ...Read more
BRADLEY – Two police officers were shot in the Kankakee County community of Bradley and authorities are looking for a person of interest. Around 9:30 PM Wednesday Bradley Police were called to a hotel in the community, where two officers were shot during an altercation. The Kankakee ...Read more
