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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has declared May 19th as Crossing Guard Appreciation Day to honor those who help ensure the safety of students throughout Illinois as they walk and bike to school. Roughly 360 pedestrians ages 8 to 14, on average, are hurt in vehicle-related incidents every year

LASALLE – A LaSalle man is in custody after a TRI-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation into cocaine distribution. On Tuesday night, LaSalle County Sheriffs Deputies arrested 27-year-old Jeremy A. Gossett of LaSalle on a warrant for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled

WATERMAN – The cyclist killed after a crash with a passenger vehicle in DeKalb County has been identified. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office say that around 8:30 PM Tuesday night they were called to Shabbona Grove Road east of Leland road for the incident. They say a passenger car was

WATERMAN – A crash between a bicyclist and a passenger vehicle has taken the life of a cyclist in DeKalb County. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office say that around 8:30 PM Tuesday night they were called to Shabbona Grove Road east of Leland road for the incident. They say a passenger

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) authorized the use of a single booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech for children ages 5 through 11. FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf said: “While it has largely been the case that COVID-19

During a trip to Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday to visit with families of the victims killed in a mass shooting over the weekend, President Biden said that White supremacy is a “poison” that “has no place in America.”  The President and First Lady Jill Biden also met with

MENDOTA – Another night to celebrate and collect donations for the public art piece “Raise the Depot” is coming to Mendota.  On June 18th, Illinois Ave will be closed downtown for the “Taste of Mendota & Street Dance”.  The band “Big Uproar” is set to entertain from 6 to 9

OTTAWA – An Ottawa man is facing a Class X Felony for LSD distribution after an investigation by the TRI-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team. On Monday Ottawa Police took 25-year-old Peter G. Tomaras into custody on a warrant for alleged delivery of purported LSD to TRI-Dent Agents.  He

OTTAWA – A man is dead after a tractor rollover in Ottawa Tuesday afternoon.   The Ottawa Police Department say they were called around 2:30 PM to the 800 block of Chapel Street for a report of a person who had rolled a tractor down an embankment and was pinned underneath. Heavy equipment

    LASALLE – Two bridges were built for LaSalle’s Rotary Park, as part of a Peru man’s Eagle Scout project. 18-year-old Cooper Vaske, of Eagle Scout Group #123, presented his project to the LaSalle’s City Council on Monday night. With the help of community