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PRINCETON – A deluge of rain on Independence Day may have spoiled some holiday plans, but most area fireworks displays were held Monday night as scheduled. The National Weather Service reports some areas of Bureau County received around 4″ of rain. A heat advisory will go into effect

A suspect is in custody in connection with the mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Illinois on Monday that killed 6 people, and injured over 20 more.  The shooting took place just after 10 a.m. along a holiday parade route in suburban Highland Park, about 30 miles north of Chicago.

SPRINGFIELD —The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency have announced grant awards totaling $515,500 in funding to assist unsewered communities lacking wastewater collection and treatment systems. In 2020, Illinois EPA committed to making up to $1 million available for four years for

  OTTAWA – Last month, the LaSalle County Health Department announced two of their Board of Health members are retiring. William Johnson is retiring from the Board of Health after 23 years of service. Mr. Johnson joined the board as a County Board member in 1999. After leaving the County

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services will be increasing the financial support provided to foster parents, caregivers and older youth in care to help offset the recent increases in cost of living expenses experienced by families throughout the state. DCFS had already

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that as part of a national strategy to address the ongoing outbreak of monkeypox virus, the State of Illinois is receiving an immediate allocation of vaccines from the national stockpile. IDPH will initially receive 1,291 doses of the

DOWNERS GROVE – The Illinois State Police say they arrested 53-year old Frank Hightower III of Rockford for Aggravated Use of an Electronic Communication Device Causing a Death. In February, troopers responded to a fatal traffic crash involving two vehicles on Interstate 88 westbound near

PRINCETON – OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center have announced their 2022 Sunflower Award Winner, Julie Foster of Buda. Julie is an Environmental Services tech at OSF Saint Clare. Foster was nominated for the Sunflower Award by a fellow Mission Partner who witnessed her kindness and

OTTAWA – The first installment of real estate taxes for LaSalle County residents will be due on Thursday. The remaining balance will be due on September 7th. Payment can be made by phone, online at LaSalleCountyTreasurer.com, local banks, by mail, or at the drop box located outside the

DEKALB – Three people in DeKalb County have been charged with Reckless Conduct after a nearby resident was shot in the foot in their home. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department reports they were called to a home in the 15000 block of Keslinger Road in rural DeKalb County last Friday