Major projects happening in LaSalle this summer
LASALLE – The city of LaSalle has some big projects coming up this summer. City engineer Brian Brown announced two projects currently going out for bid, the Prairie Lake path project and the sewer separation project. The
24 new COVID-19 cases in Livingston County
PONTIAC – Twenty-three residents of Livingston County and one inmate at Pontiac Correctional Center (PCC) have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). Livingston County Health Department (LCHD) officials were notified of the new COVID-19 cases between
Coronavirus variant found in Lee County
DIXON –The first case of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) variant B.1.1.7 has been identified in Lee County. The travel history of the Lee County resident is unknown as the disease investigation is ongoing. The B.1.1.7 variant
Free COVID-19 testing in Bureau and Putnam County
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health has several mobile testing teams that are dispatched to various locations around the state each week to provide COVID-19 testing. Anyone can be tested, regardless of symptoms or
23 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths in LaSalle County
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of three additional novel coronavirus-related deaths in LaSalle County on Monday. The individuals are a male in his 70’s, a female in her 70’s, and a female in
Lee County Sheriff’s Department warns of social security phone scam
DIXON – The Lee County Sheriff’s Department is warning its citizens of a phone scam that claims an individual’s social security number has been used fraudulently and will be suspended. According to authorities, the scam is “spoofing”
1,747 new COVID-19 cases, 35 additional deaths
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,747 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 35 additional deaths on Monday. – Boone County: 1 male 90s – Cook County: 1 male 40s,
LaSalle County man facing firearm charges after alleged fight
KERNAN – A LaSalle County man is facing firearm charges after an alleged fight Saturday in rural Kernan. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that 26-year-old Steven A. Shelly reportedly discharged a firearm at two men who