MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary School District 289 is extending the current at-home remote learning schedule through at least January 18th. Previously, the last in person learning day was on November 6th before the district had to switch to remote classwork due to a shortage of staff. Meal ...Read more
ANNAWAN – A three vehicle crash on Saturday killed two on Interstate 80 in Bureau County. The Illinois State Police say a 41-year-old Peru man and a 27-year-old Chicago man were both killed when the vehicle driven by the Chicago man, for unknown reasons, crossed over the median into the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported Sunday that a total of 3,104 individuals are now considered recovered from their COVID-19 infection in the county since the pandemic began. They also announced 92 new infections and a total of 2,309 active novel coronavirus cases. Over ...Read more
OGLESBY – Grace Sparling of Spring Valley was elected president recently in sophomore Student Government Association online elections at Illinois Valley Community College. Isabel Lueck of Oglesby was elected vice president, Gorge Leon of Ottawa, secretary, Naomi Ochuba of Peru, treasurer, ...Read more
STREATOR – The Streator Fire Department on Thursday morning were called to the 900 block of North Shabbona Street for what was described as a glass leak. It took firefighters and factory employees around two hours to secure the scene. No injuries were reported. ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mendota Elementary School District 289 has announced they have selected their next superintendent, replacing Dr. Kristen School upon her retirement in June of 2021. On Thursday they announced K. Bradley Cox was hired with a three year contract. He holds degrees from Illinois ...Read more
PONTIAC – Eighty-seven more residents of Livingston County and five more inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department stated on Friday that another resident of the county, a man in his 80’s, had also succumb to ...Read more
PRINCETON – Two more residents of Bureau County have died from complications attributed to COVID-19. The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department on Thursday announced that a woman in her 90’s and a man in his 60’s have risen the total number of deaths in Bureau ...Read more
GRANVILLE – One person is dead after a train vs vehicle crash in Putnam County. Thursday morning before 5 AM authorities were called to a rail crossing about 1/2 mile south of Highway 71 near Granville. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said that the driver and lone occupant was ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Departments announced Wednesday that a Bureau County woman in her 90’s is the latest death attributed to COVID-19. The total number of deaths in Bureau County has now reached 30. “On behalf of the entire staff at the ...Read more
