OTTAWA – The American Automobile Association this week released the latest average gas prices statewide, and LaSalle County is below the state and national average, coming in at $2.10 per gallon. DeKalb County is among the highest, at $2.30 per gallon, above the national average of just
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OTTAWA – 21 more cases of COVID-19 were reported in LaSalle County on Monday. These individuals range in age from under 13 to in their 70s, and with their addition, there have been a total of 1,997 coronavirus cases in the county. Illinois in total reported 2,742 new COVID-19 cases on
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OTTAWA – A Lockport woman is dead after a single vehicle crash in LaSalle County on Saturday afternoon. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that around 2 PM they were called to N2650th Road near 1529th Road where a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Katherine Farrahi reportedly left
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STREATOR – Area fire departments will be receiving a grant thanks to Illinois American Water’s 2020 program. Over $87,000 will be shared by 88 Illinois fire departments statewide. Since the program was created in 2010, over 680 grants totaling over $668,000 have been awarded to fire and
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SPRING VALLEY – There will be four days of drive-thru testing for COVID-19 starting Monday in Bureau County. The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department announced starting today and tomorrow, there will be drive-thru testing at Hall High School in Spring Valley from 9 AM
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PERU – The Peru Library will ask visitors to be mindful of temporary parking restrictions as they begin resurfacing their parking lot. Construction is set to begin Monday for the new lot, sidewalk and other property and landscape repairs. The entrances along 11th and West Streets may be
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STREATOR – A reportedly unattended vehicle was taken from a business parking lot in Streator, but was recovered later in another town. The Streator Police Department say that on Saturday morning a vehicle was taken from the 1400 block of North Bloomington Street from an automotive repair
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SENECA – A fatal motorcycle crash southeast of Seneca Friday has killed one person. Around 6:15 PM Seneca Fire and EMS were called to the intersection of North 21st Road and East 28th Road for a two motorcycle crash. The identity of the victim has not been released pending notification of
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported Sunday afternoon that 26 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The new cases range from a teenage boy to a man and a woman in their 80’s, along with every age group in between. Also on Sunday, the state
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that 31 additional people have died from complications due to the novel coronavirus. Also on Saturday, the state said that 2,905 people tested positive in the past 24 hours out of 66,000 tests. The LaSalle County Health
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