URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say they finally know the name of a woman whose remains were found in a field near Thomasboro in central Illinois in 1995. Champaign County officials say DNA tests helped them identify the woman as Keri Lyn Wyant. They say Wyant grew up in Galesburg, about 150 ...Read more
DEKALB – 27 more cases of COVID-19 were reported by the DeKalb County Health Department. In total, 2,236 cases have been reported throughout the county since the start of the pandemic, with 42 deaths. Of those deaths, 1 had come from a resident of Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center, ...Read more
OTTAWA – The 61st COVID-19 related death in LaSalle County reported on Wednesday. The death, a female in her 80’s, was announced as well as 26 new cases, individuals ranging in age from youth to in their 90’s. In addition, 72 more recoveries were announced on Wednesday, for a total of ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 69 coronavirus related deaths on Wednesday, the highest daily COVID-19 related death count the state has seen since mid-June. 4,342 new cases of COVID-19 were also confirmed by the IDPH. This is the 7th day in a row Illinois ...Read more
PERU – Starting Wednesday afternoon through Friday, North Peoria Street will be closed from Sunset Drive to Midtown Road and Plank Road will be closed from Luther Drive to Schuyler Drive for road construction. Residential homes located on Terrace Drive and Plank Road will be accessible ...Read more
PONTIAC – Twenty-one more residents of Livingston County and thirteen inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department also say that their are a total of 72 active cases with four of those residents being hospitalized battling the ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Two Wisconsin women are accused in Chicago of drugging 10 men and robbing them of about $85,000 after they fell unconscious. Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday told a judge the woman, Tiana Trammel and Tjwana Rainer, both of Milwaukee, allegedly ran the scheme from January until ...Read more
OTTAWA – An early morning traffic stop in Ottawa led to an arrest for cocaine on Tuesday. The Ottawa Police Department say they stopped a vehicle allegedly speeding around 2:00 AM on Marquette Street. During the investigation, they discovered between 1 and 15 grams of purported cocaine. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Two of the regions designated by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be facing stricter mitigation measures to help control the growing number of COVID-19 cases. Regions 7 and 8, making up Kane, DuPage, Will and Kankakee counties, will see an end Friday to indoor ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Fire Department were called to the scene of a rollover crash on Water Street Tuesday. Around 1:30 PM authorities arrived at the intersection of Pike and Water where a sedan was on its roof over the railroad tracks just feet from tumbling into the Illinois River. According to ...Read more
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