CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Northwestern Indiana police say a 13-year-old girl who was leaning out the window of a car her older sister was driving died when the car left the roadway and she struck a

LELAND – In a letter sent home to parents of students in the Leland school district, administrators ask that families who do travel for Thanksgiving to keep their children out of school 14 days upon their return.

ANNAWAN – The Illinois State Police have released the names of those killed in the fatal Saturday morning three vehicle crash in Bureau County on I-80.  They say 41-year-old Christopher Gedraitis of Peru and 27-year-old Christopher Ivy

PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Monday announced that over the weekend three more residents died of complications related to COVID-19.   The individuals included a woman in her 60’s; a man in his 70’s;

PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department reported 35 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. They noted two additional cases in Putnam County, five in Marshall County and 28 in Bureau County.  Nearly 2,000 cases

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

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

  ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — An Alabama man has been arrested in the 1987 killing of a 19-year-old northern Illinois woman following his indictment by a grand jury on first-degree murder charges. Sixty-four-year-old Jesse Smith Jr. was

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

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois public health officials are reporting 10,012 new cases of COVID-19 and 76 additional deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported more than 10,000 confirmed and probable cases each day for four

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

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

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

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

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

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

PONTIAC – Sixty-five more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 and the Livingston County Health Department also reported another death on Wednesday.   They say a man in his 60’s is the latest to die

STREATOR – Streator’s City Council approved two Facade Grants at Thursday night’s meeting. The grants were awarded to two businesses, both on Main Street, for installation of awnings, removal of windows, and other improvements. At last week’s

OTTAWA – Ottawa Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut stood in as mayor pro tempore on Tuesday night’s city council meeting. As Mayor Dan Aussem is still facing COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, Eickelkraut led the meeting discussing repairs to a broken