Week-long Day of the Dead celebration will be held at IVCC
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will host Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead Celebration from October 31st through November 3rd inside the main entrance. IVCC’s Hispanic Leadership Team, Illinois Valley Visual Arts
“The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Bison Project” coming to LaSalle Public Library
LASALLE – National Bison Day activities planned for LaSalle Public Library. On Tuesday at 6:00 PM, the LaSalle Public Library will virtually host Christina Henderson, Prairie Supervisor at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, for a presentation. There was
Man finds wedding ring on beach, finds owner, throws it back
Steve Andrews, a man in New Jersey found a ring that was engraved with 1989, on the banks of St Aubin’s Bay, Jersey, in September, and shared it on the Jersey Lost Ring Metal Detecting Facebook group in
Man steals a Montana radio station’s promotional vehicle
A man in Montana broke into MIX 97.1 and stole a t-shirt and the keys to the station vehicle. The vehicle has a wrap with the station’s logo in bright pink all over it. Later that
Illinois Department of Agriculture announces tax credit for agri-tourism
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the Agritourism Liability Insurance Tax Credit program. This entitles those who operate agritourism businesses in Illinois to apply for a tax credit equal to 100% of the liability insurance
6 guests, 1 employee hospitalized after amusement park train derails in Missouri
Officials confirmed that seven people were hospitalized in southern Missouri after an amusement park train derailed from its tracks. The seven individuals transported to nearby hospitals included six guests and one staff member at Silver Dollar City,
Jan. 6 rioter who dragged D.C. Police Officer into crowd sentenced to 7.5 years in prison
On Thursday, a Jan. 6 rioter who dragged former D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone into the crowd on the steps of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison. 43-year-old Albuquerque Head from Tennessee
Washington Wizards guard Delon Wright out for up to 2 months with hamstring injury
The Washington Wizards announced on Thursday afternoon that guard Delon Wright will be out indefinitely with a grade two hamstring strain, stating he will be evaluated again in three weeks. However according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the
Squad car shot; high speed pursuit closes I-39
MENDOTA – A vehicle carrying three individuals fired upon civilians and state police officers during a pursuit that crossed state lines Thursday night. The Illinois State Police say they received a call about a shooting that caused