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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding residents to be on alert for scams claiming to be from the Secretary of State’s office or from “Illinois DMV” seeking personal information. The most recent scam is a text message claiming to be from “Illinois

  PERU – The city of Peru has announced that a portion of Route 6 in Peru will be closed on Wednesday. Eastbound parking and traffic lanes of 5th Street, directly in front of the Westclox Building will be closed beginning at 9 am on Wednesday. The closure is expected to last 4-5

STREATOR – A firearm was reportedly taken from a parked vehicle in Streator on Sunday. The Streator Police Department say they were called to the 100 Block of South Sterling Street for a gun that was stolen. They say around 2 AM the parked vehicle was entered and a firearm, magazines and

Four people were killed after a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crashed in New Mexico.  Authorities confirmed on Sunday that the helicopter was headed back to Albuquerque after assisting firefighters in another New Mexico city. Sheriff’s officials said three people from the

Officials confirmed that four people were killed when two small airplanes collided in mid-air at an airport near Las Vegas.  The collision happened around noon Sunday at the North Las Vegas Airport, a public-use facility about three miles north of downtown Las Vegas. It is used primarily by

MENDOTA – A fire in the pre-dawn hours Monday destroyed a vacant home in rural Mendota. The Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the 3600 block of East 1st Road around 3 AM for a report of a structure fire called in by a neighbor.  A multiple box alarm went out, bringing

OTTAWA – The COVID-19 Community Level in LaSalle County is now at High, according to the LaSalle County Health Department. LaSalle joins neighboring counties like Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, Livingston and Grundy. In areas where the Community Level is High, the CDC strongly recommends all

  PERU – North America’s largest roofing manufacturer will be building a facility in North Central Illinois. It was announced on Thursday that GAF, will build an $80 million, 450,000 sq. foot roofing plant in Peru just north of I-80 and west of Plant Road on the OmniTrax rail

  OTTAWA  – Bridges carrying I-80 over the Illinois Railway in Ottawa, will be closed for painting, weather permitting on Monday. The bridges are 2 miles east of the Illinois 23 interchange, exit 90. One lane eastbound will be closed during the project, which is expected to be

MORRIS – A Grundy County veterans group was the victim of theft during a donations collection event outside a retailer in Morris. The Morris Police Department say they were called on Thursday afternoon to a retailer in the 300 block of US Route 6 for a theft in progress. Authorities say a