TISKILWA – A 77-year-old man is dead after a single vehicle crash in Bureau County. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said in a release that on Friday around 6 PM they were called to Kentville Road near 1900 East Street near Tiskilwa, where they found Donald Skutt of Tiskilwa had ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary – District 289 will move to all remote learning starting today through at least the end of the month due to rising number of COVID-19 cases. The school district announced that they have a shortage of staff due to the pandemic. Students would potentially ...Read more
MENDOTA – Authorities say a man in his 30’s working around heavy equipment suffered a head injury Saturday night near Mendota and had to be airlifted. Mendota Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser said that they were called before midnight to the 100 block of 36th Road for a man who had ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will be offering a live, virtual Explore IVCC event via Zoom from 5:30 to 7:30 PM on Tuesday. This free event allows prospective students, parents and community members to meet IVCC faculty and get an idea of what labs and classrooms are like. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced that new procedures will be put into place at the check stations across the state during deer season this year due to COVID-19. Hunters are asked to stay in their vehicles and encouraged to arrive with their deer ...Read more
PRINCETON – Two individuals from Rhode Island are in custody after a traffic stop by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team on Wednesday. TRIDENT stated they stopped 36-year-old Leonel A. Rosario of Providence, Rhode Island and 44-year-old Luz N. Torres of Cranston, Rhode Island on ...Read more
PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department reported 32 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, as Illinois reports a record high number of infections statewide. They also note two additional cases in Putnam County and seven in Marshall County. Over 1,500 cases of the novel ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – No injuries were reported after a fire damaged a home in Spring Valley Thursday afternoon. The Spring Valley Fire Department were called around 1:30 PM to a home on Westminster Drive and began battling a blaze. Multiple area fire departments were also summoned to the scene, ...Read more
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
