PERU – Mayor Scott Harl on Monday Night announced that a new bandshell will be coming to Centennial Park in Peru. Harl said they have been working with getting a commitment from a donor who will pay for the project, and they are ready to order it for use this season. They also ...Read more
PONTIAC – There are just under 200 active cases remaining of COVID-19 in Livingston County. The Livingston County Health Department announced on Tuesday that just 198 individuals are battling the novel coronavirus. Since the pandemic began, 3,653 residents have tested ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,318 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 33 additional deaths. – Champaign County: 2 females 60s, 1 male 60s – Clay County: 1 male 70s – ...Read more
UNDATED – One woman is dead after a 2-vehicle crash in Whiteside County on Monday. According to authorities, they responded to a 2-vehicle crash on Prophet Road just west of Luther Road. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the vehicles were reportedly fully engulfed in flames and involved a ...Read more
UNDATED – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Departments have scheduled vaccination clinics for this week. According to the departments, at this point in time, there is no online registry due to huge technical issues. On Wednesday, there will be a clinic at the Putnam ...Read more
HUNTLEY – A Huntley mobile phone store employee is convicted of downloading sexual images from a customer’s cell phone. According to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office, In September of 2018, the victim visited a retail mobile phone store in the 12000 block ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting 57 new cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of cases to 9602. New recovered cases are 46 and total recovered cases, 6611. ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Oglesby City Council on Monday approved the purchase of a new truck for the police department. The vehicle will be paid for with funds from the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, or TRI-Dent, with the expenses for outfitting the truck for police duty covered by the ...Read more
PERU – The Peru City Council on Monday night approved contributing $100,000 for the 2021 TBM Avengers reunion and Salute to Veterans event. The gathering of vintage aircraft at Illinois Valley Regional Airport is set to happen on May 14th-15th. Thousands have attended the air show and ...Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The state of Illinois and a Missouri city are suing the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for granting a license to an arms manufacturer that had gone bankrupt after being sued last year. The advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund is ...Read more
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