PRINCETON – A Princeton man is facing drug charges after a Tri County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation Thursday. Princeton Police and the Tri-DENT task force took 35-year-old Nathan D. Benavidez into custody at a residence in the 100 block of North Linn Street. He was ...Read more
MENDOTA – A family dinner at Christmas is a tradition that some may not be able to afford due to the ongoing pandemic. The First Presbyterian Church in Mendota will be giving away 70 complete family meal kits this evening from 6 PM – 8 PM in their parking lot. Pastor Susan Presley ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department on Thursday announced that a woman in her 90’s was the 60th resident to pass away from complications related to COVID-19. They also announced the death of a Marshall County woman in her 70’s. They also noted ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Thursday announced the deaths of six more residents from complications related to COVID-19, including a man and woman in their 70’s and four women in their 90’s. Since the pandemic began, 192 residents have died from the ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Thursday announced that a woman in her 60’s was the 50th resident to pass away from complications related to COVID-19. They also announced 31 new infections in residents and nine in inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center. The ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department announced 23 new infections of COVID-19 Wednesday, this as the vaccine begins to be administered to staff members at Bureau County hospitals. There have been 2,601 cases in Bureau County since the pandemic began. ...Read more
MORRIS – Illinois State Senator Sue Rezin said she wants more hearings to help find the cause of the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that took 33 lives. On Wednesday, the Illinois House Veterans’ Affairs Committee met and questioned officials and consultants ...Read more
OTTAWA – The first doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been delivered to the three hospitals in LaSalle County this week. In a joint statement, the organizations said that they will begin vaccinating their front-line workers over the next few days. The LaSalle County Health Department ...Read more
OGLESBY – Three individuals are facing drug charges after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation on Tuesday. According to Tri-Dent, they were called to the 400 block of Florence St in Oglesby after alleged drug activity during an Illinois Department of Corrections ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator Township High School District 40 is noting they will be receiving a 13.82% increase in cash for the district in the next year, an additional $859,066.41. Superintendent Matt Seaton said the increase in tax revenue from the new windmills east of Streator will actually ...Read more
