OTTAWA – The American Red Cross has partnered with the NFL during National Blood Donor Month to not only help save lives, but give those donors a chance to win tickets to next year’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles. They are also asking those that have recovered from COVID-19 to donate to
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By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials reported 3,385 fresh cases of coronavirus illness. Also Monday, 50 more deaths were reported as Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration eased social interaction restrictions in most parts of
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OTTAWA – LaSalle County Sheriff Thomas Templeton will be awarding a $500 scholarship. Applications are now available and must be postmarked by March 15th. Students must be enrolled as a full-time student during the 2021-2022 school year, a permanent Illinois resident, and the scholarship
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MENDOTA – Mendota Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser’s son is following in his footsteps, joining the firefighters of Union Local 4200. Brady Rutishauser was sworn in at Monday night’s city council meeting as firefighter and paramedic. Rutishauser has been a paid-on-call firefighter
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OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting 41 new cases of COVID-19 in the area on Monday. This brings the total number of cases in the county to 9545. There were zero new deaths to report, however, since the pandemic began there have been 247 reported deaths attributed to
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CHICAGO (AP) — A former emergency room nurse at Stroger Hospital in Chicago was high on marijuana during at least one shift and took equipment and IV solution from the hospital, according to an investigative report. Cook County Independent Inspector General Patrick Blanchard suggested in his
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OTTAWA – The City of Ottawa Public Works Department will be closing a portion of the 1900 block of LaSalle Street on Tuesday, beginning at 7:00 a.m. for water main maintenance work. The closure to traffic will be from Linwood Avenue north to the entrance into Forest Park Road. The work is
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CHICAGO (AP) — A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months. Thirty-six-year-old Aditya Singh is charged with felony criminal
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will be having a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Illinois Valley Community College this week. The appointment-only public 1-B vaccine clinic will begin on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., then every Tuesday and Thursday until further notice.
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PERU – The Peru Public Library is opening for browsing by patrons this Wednesday, January 20th! When patrons stop by they will be able to browse the library’s collections on both floors. And they will notice several new collections. The library has added videogames, Story Time
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