PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department on Thursday announced 54 more residents of Bureau County have tested positive for COVID-19. Since the pandemic began there have been 19 COVID-19 related deaths in the county. Also announced were four more cases in Putnam ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Thursday announced that 44 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Since the pandemic began there have been 12 COVID-19 related deaths in the county. Currently, the health department reports 160 active cases, with six being ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department is experiencing a large volume of calls and new cases of COVID-19, and are asking the public to cooperate if you or a close contact test positive. They now say it could take a couple of days for a contact tracer to reach out to you. They ...Read more
LASALLE – Local area food pantries received a boost in funds in time for the holiday season thanks to the law firm of Schweickert Ganassin Krzak & Rundio injury attorneys and the Doug & Rorie J Schweickert Charitable Trust. On Thursday Mike Krzak and Steven Schweikert presented ...Read more
OGLESBY – Grace McCormick of Peru is the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation’s 21st Century Scholar for 2020. McCormick, a 4.0 GPA student, plans a career in nonprofit management and hopes to eventually run an agency aiding the homeless or victims of domestic violence. ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is seeking cooperation from those they contact to help speed up their job in slowing down the spread of COVID-19. They say that since contact tracing began in March, nearly 74,000 hours have been dedicated to contact tracing at the ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Five people were injured after a two vehicle crash Monday in Putnam County. According to the Illinois State Police they were called to Illinois Route 89 near North 850th Road around 11:45 PM for a collision. Authorities say a vehicle driven by an 18-year-old Peru man ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – In the area Illinois General Assembly races Democratic incumbent in the 76th District Lance Yednock is holding a near 4,000 vote lead over Republican challenger Travis Breeden. In the 90th District, Republican Tom Demmer has defeated Democrat Seth Wiggins, claiming 64% of the ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will hold a blood drive from noon until 5 PM on Friday in Conference Room C at OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota. Volunteer blood donors are invited to support the local blood supply by scheduling an appointment to ...Read more
LASALLE – Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger has won re-election in the 16th district, returning to Washington to the seat he has held since 2010. He defeated LaSalle County Democratic Committee Chairwoman Dani Brzozoski Tuesday. Kinzinger was able to maintain a vote lead in all counties ...Read more
