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PRINCETON – Power lines are still down, causing road closures in Bureau County. According to the Bureau County Highway Department, power lines located west of the railroad tracks on the western portion of Angling Road resulted in closure of a section Angling Road. This particular area has

MARSHALL – A women  suffered serious injuries after her vehicle fell 30 feet into a creek in Marshall County on Friday. According to Illinois State Police, just after 7 a.m. on Friday November 23rd, 68-year-old Linda Miatke of Sterling was heading northbound on Interstate-39 in the area of

PERU – Organizational Charts were presented to the LaSalle-Peru Fraternal Order of Police for Shared Services. The LaSalle-Peru Shared services is an initiative for both city’s Fraternal order of Police to share their services among the two cities, with plans for one jurisdiction

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois General Assembly convenes Tuesday for the final three days of its fall legislative session. The focus this week is on the House. It is poised to take override action on vetoed legislation which the Senate voted to reverse two weeks ago. The list includes a

PERU – Peru Mayor Scott Harl applauded city crews for their service in Blizzard Bruce. In a city council meeting on Monday night, Mayor Harl mentioned the many power outages experienced during the storm, and how crews worked tirelessly to repair the galloping power lines. Public Works also

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President George W. Bush will receive a prestigious leadership prize from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. The foundation announced Monday that Bush will receive the 2019 Lincoln Leadership Prize during a ceremony on April 1 in Chicago. The annual award

DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago Police officer who chased a gunman inside a hospital and was killed in a shoot-out last week was remembered on Monday as a “guardian” who was devoted to helping others long before he joined the police force. Speaking to more than 1,000 people in

OTTAWA – Widespread power outages have significantly lessened from this morning, according to electric utilities. As of 4 p.m. Ameren is reporting over 900 without power in LaSalle County compared to nearly 2,000, and Bureau at less than half than of that this morning. Cornbelt energy says

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars landed on the red planet Monday after a six-month, 300 million-mile journey and a perilous, six-minute descent through the rose-hued atmosphere. After waiting in white-knuckle suspense for confirmation