SERENA – The LaSalle County Highway Department announced a bridge on North 41st Road in Serena Township will be undergoing repair. Construction is set to begin Monday on the bridge two and three quarters miles west of County Highway 2. Work is expected to take four weeks to complete. ...Read more
Two New Confirmed Cases – 62 Cases Total in Livingston County Livingston County, IL – Two more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). Livingston County Health Department (LCHD) officials were notified of the new COVID-19 cases on July 19, ...Read more
AMBOY – Near simultaneous fires Sunday morning kept over a dozen fire departments busy in rural Lee County. Around 4:30 AM a call was put out for two fires in farm structures 3/4 of a mile apart in the 1400 block of Sterling Road outside of Amboy. Crews battled the blaze for over ...Read more
OTTAWA – A piece of Ottawa history is getting a new logo. The Reddick Mansion Association announced that along with their renovation of the property, they will be improving the looks of their branding to help market the attraction in the future. “We’re very excited to reveal the first ...Read more
TROY GROVE – A Wisconsin couple was injured after a serious motorcycle crash on I-39 Thursday. The Illinois State Police say around 3:30 PM they were called to the northbound lanes of the interstate near Troy Grove for a single vehicle motorcycle crash. Authorities say 74-year-old ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded $15.4 million in Illinois Public Library Grants to 638 public libraries statewide, including many in North Central Illinois. “Due to resource disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our public libraries ...Read more
LASALLE – L-P High School has released their proposed schedule for a return to classes this fall. The plan will be presented to the Board of Education for final adoption during the week of July 27. They say they will use the time between now and then to talk with staff and parents and ...Read more
PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The individual infected is a woman in her 40s who is recovering in isolation. LCHD officials continue to work closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health and have investigated and notified any ...Read more
LASALLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced East Third Road under Interstate 80 in LaSalle will close overnight Thursday. IDOT says they will be removing part of the bridge that carries the westbound lane of the interstate over the road as part of an ongoing project to ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly laid out the projected future potential reimbursement to the county from the scourge of opioid drugs. She announced an update on the litigation her office has filed on behalf of the county for past and future damages caused by ...Read more
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