2021 LaSalle County final property assessment multiplier announced
OTTAWA – LaSalle County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, the same as last year, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often
Retired Princeton K9 passes away
PRINCETON – A former Princeton K9 has passed away at the age of 13. The Princeton Police Department announced Wednesday that Roy, a Belgian Malinois who retired in 2021, passed away on Tuesday with his handler by
Illinois live bird exhibitions and sales canceled due to avian influenza
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced that it has filed emergency rules prohibiting the sale or exhibiting of poultry and poultry products at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets, and auction markets in Illinois to prevent
Ottawa Central Dispatch honored for their service
OTTAWA -In recognition of National telecommunications week, the Ottawa city council honored several dispatchers for their service. Over a dozen Ottawa Central dispatchers filled the council chambers Monday night to receive plaques of honor and
Oklahoma Legislature passes bill to make it illegal to perform abortions, except in medical emergencies
On Tuesday, Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill that would make it illegal to perform an abortion in the state except in medical emergencies, penalizing those who do with up to $100,000 in fines and 10 years in
Former Trump official and New Hampshire congressional candidate Matt Mowers voted in two states’ primaries in 2016
Matt Mowers — a former Trump administration official, and leading Republican primary candidate running for Congress in New Hampshire — voted twice during the 2016 primary election season, possibly violating federal voting law. Mowers cast an absentee ballot
Longtime Anaheim Ducks’ captain Ryan Getzlaf announces retirement after 2021-22 season
Longtime Anaheim Ducks’ captain Ryan Getzlaf announced on Tuesday that he is retiring at the conclusion of the 2021-22 NHL season, ending a 17-year career that he spent entirely in Anaheim. Getzlaf was drafted by the Ducks
Milwaukee Brewers catcher Pedro Severino receives 80-game suspension for positive PED test
Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday that Milwaukee Brewers catcher Pedro Severino has received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for clomiphene, a fertility treatment classified as a performance-enhancing substance under MLB’s drug policy. The 28-year-old Severino