EARLVILLE – A number of incidents involving vandalism have been reported at an Earlville park over the past few weeks. Mayor Mark Actis said that recently someone drove into Dodge Park and did donuts, destroying portions of the lawn. The Earlville Police Department said they would begin
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UTICA – Officials have confirmed the local presence of a dangerous algae above the 8 parts per billion health advisory established by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency collected samples on June 10th along the north bank of the Illinois
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OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is warning the public of numerous telephone scams that have been occurring in the Illinois Valley area. Officials say the scam includes callers claiming to be a grandson or granddaughter stating that they are either being incarcerated or in the
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OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is warning the public of numerous telephone scams that have been occurring in the Illinois Vallet area. Officials say the scam includes callers claiming to be a grandson or granddaughter stating, that they are either being incarcerated or in the
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STREATOR – A destination-style restaurant will be downtown Streator’s newest addition, complementing the area’s vintage theme. It’s a project of passion for Richard Wilkinson, the Streator man who will restore the former Union Bank building on 200 East. Main
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois for 2021. The first batch to test positive was found in Skokie. No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported so far this year. Monitoring for West
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security is urging residents to be wary of phishing schemes that could be part of criminal rings attempting to exploit unemployment systems nationwide. Authorities say fraudulent text messages, emails, and social media messages
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UNDATED – Farmers in LaSalle County are just about complete putting soybeans and corn in the ground, but with the heatwave sticking around, LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann says the crops could use a little rain. Overall crops are holding up, but he says if
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OGLESBY – A California company has announced they will now be managing the Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center at Starved Rock State Park. Nolan Capital, Inc., a family business headquartered in Hermosa Beach, already is managing the concessions at White Pines Forest State Park. Amy
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PERU – A woman in her 20’s has been located safe according to authorities after being the victim of what was initially called an abduction on Monday in Peru. At a press conference on Tuesday, Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei announced that the female involved in the incident was found
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