SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Announced a $225 million investment to expand access to fast COVID-19 testing to middle and high schools across the state at low or no cost. The covidSHIELD test, which was developed by the University of Illinois, is a saliva-based ...Read more
OHIO, IL – A Dixon man was seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash in rural Bureau County near the intersection of Maytown Road and Illinois Route 26. The Illinois State Police say on Tuesday afternoon 71-year-old Alan E. Delhotal was traveling southbound around 3 PM on Illinois Route ...Read more
PRINCETON – A scam involving unsolicited calls regarding Amazon purchases has been reported in Bureau County. Sheriff James Reed said this week that victims say they received a call from someone stating an Amazon purchase was made and their account was charged for something they ...Read more
AURORA – It has been a decade since Timmothy Pitzen vanished from Aurora, and The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has created a new image showing what Timmothy might look like at age 16. Pitzen was six in May of 2011 when his mother picked him up from ...Read more
STERLING – A 24-year-old Sterling woman whom authorities feared may have been in danger and possibly was traveling with a man suspected in a murder case has been located. Sterling police say the woman spoke with detectives in person at the police department, and she was in “good ...Read more
PRINCETON – A bridge carrying a rural road over an interstate in Bureau County is being closed due to needing repair. On Monday the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the 645 East Road bridge over I-80 north of Sheffield had failures on its deck and could not be safely ...Read more
JOLIET – Governor JB Pritzker announced that the Lion Electric Company, a Canadian manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, will build the company’s first-ever U.S. manufacturing facility and the largest plant of its kind in the country. A minimum of $70 million will ...Read more
OTTAWA – The victims of the explosion last Thursday evening at Starved Rock State Park have been identified. According to LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch, killed were three men from Chicago. The investigation is ongoing, but authorities say 39-year-old Immer E. Rivera Tejada, 26-year-old ...Read more
STREATOR – A Woodland student was awarded the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office scholarship from the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association. Sheriff Tony O. Childress announced that Audrey Jenkins won the $500 scholarship fund for the 2021-22 academic year. Childress noted that Jenkins ...Read more
AMBOY – An Amboy Police Officer was honored last week for duties performed on duty by the Amboy Fire Department. In early April of this year, Amboy EMS were called to a gas station where a person was in cardiac arrest. Upon their arrival, they found Amboy Police Officer Tom Lehman ...Read more
