OGLESBY – The family of longtime nurses’ aide Martha L. Burgess of Tonica has established an Illinois Valley Community College Foundation nursing scholarship in her memory. The $1,000 scholarship will go to a first or second year nursing student who is a graduate of ...Read more
OTTAWA – Area health departments are reminding everyone responsible for cooking holiday meals or dishes to be mindful of proper food handling procedures. The CDC notes that although anyone can get a foodborne illness, pregnant women and children under the age of 5 are at an even higher risk ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded $752,835 in “Back to Books” grants to 187 Illinois libraries for fiction and nonfiction books, including thousands for institutions in LaSalle County. “It is important that our libraries have access to a ...Read more
MENDOTA – A Mendota man was injured when he collided with a vehicle while riding a bicycle. The Mendota Police Department say on Wednesday around 3:30 PM they were called to the intersection of Washington Street and 10th Ave for the report of a crash. Authorities say a vehicle driven ...Read more
STREATOR – No injuries were reported after an oven fire Wednesday in Streator. Around 3:30 PM the Streator Fire Department were called to the 700 block of South Monroe Street. All residents of the single story home had evacuated the structure, and it took crews about 5 minutes to ...Read more
OTTAWA – An attorney from Morris has been selected to be the next Associate Circuit Judge in the Illinois Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Scott Belt was appointed last Friday. The Morris High School graduate attended SIU and Western Michigan School of Law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Belt ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The latest county unemployment numbers have been released by the state, and they show some counties have had the number of unemployed go up in the last month. Bureau County reported that the unemployment rate was 3.9% for October, but in November that climbed to 4.7%. Putnam ...Read more
PONTIAC – Twenty more residents of Livingston County and seven inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingstson County Health Department on Wednesday reported the new cases, adding to the 134 active infections in the county. Since the pandemic ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department received the first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday from Moderna. Phase 1A of vaccine distribution is now underway, making sure the vaccine is available for healthcare providers and EMS workers. The U.S. Food and Drug ...Read more
PRINCETON – A Marshall County resident in his 70’s is the latest to pass away from complications related to COVID-19. The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department reported Wednesday that a man in his 70’s is the eighth resident of Marshall County to die from the ...Read more
