PRINCETON – OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center have announced their 2022 Sunflower Award Winner, Julie Foster of Buda. Julie is an Environmental Services tech at OSF Saint Clare. Foster was nominated for the Sunflower Award by a fellow Mission Partner who witnessed her kindness and ...Read more
OTTAWA – The first installment of real estate taxes for LaSalle County residents will be due on Thursday. The remaining balance will be due on September 7th. Payment can be made by phone, online at LaSalleCountyTreasurer.com, local banks, by mail, or at the drop box located outside the ...Read more
DEKALB – Three people in DeKalb County have been charged with Reckless Conduct after a nearby resident was shot in the foot in their home. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department reports they were called to a home in the 15000 block of Keslinger Road in rural DeKalb County last Friday ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Whether at the beach, on the lake, or in a swimming pool, the Illinois Department of Public Health offers the following safety precautions for recreation this upcoming holiday weekend. They say you should always supervise young children around water and use life jackets or ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Ahead of the Fourth of July Holiday weekend, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reminding those who are grilling out or packing a picnic to protect their family and friends by following proven safety tips to reduce the chance of spoiling the holiday by contracting a ...Read more
QUINCY – Illinois is the recipient of a final grant of $194,762,750 from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for enhancements to the Illinois Veterans’ Home at Quincy. The allocation will be used for campus reconstruction and replacement of the current veterans’ home ...Read more
CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced that projected film production revenue in 2021 hit a record high of $630 million, shattering pre-pandemic levels in 2019 by $70 million. Film production revenues are the costs associated with film, television, ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Sandwich man has been sentenced to life plus 26 years in prison for the deaths of his ex-wife’s parents last year in Sheridan. On Friday, at the LaSalle County Courthouse, 38-year-old Donald Fredres found out his fate after being convicted at an April trial for shooting and killing ...Read more
OTTAWA – An Ottawa man has been identified as the individual who was recovered from the Illinois River at Allen Park on Wednesday. According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, Coroner Richard Ploch identified the man as 20-year-old Tyler D. Carson of Ottawa. Ottawa Police ...Read more
LASALLE – 24th Street/Wenzel Road between LaSalle and Peru will open up on Friday morning. Workers will be on the road removing the barricades and officials say the road should be opened by 8 a.m. Peru and LaSalle city officials had a ribbon cutting to celebrate the end of ...Read more
