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PONTIAC – Four more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. Since the pandemic began three have died and one remains in the hospital recovering from their infection. Thursday the Livingston County Health Department shared how they will be helping enforce the mask

  STREATOR – Staff and students are in quarantine after a staff member of Woodland School tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement released Thursday, the school said they have contacted the Livingston County Health Department as well as the Regional Office of Education. The staff

PERU – A LaSalle man is facing felony charges for delivering a look-alike substance to police investigating drug sales.  The Peru Police Department say on Wednesday night they took 24-year-old Daniel J. Harkins into custody after he allegedly delivered a substance a lab confirmed was not

SPRING VALLEY – The Spring Valley Fire Department quickly tackled a small brush fire Wednesday night. Around 8 PM crews were called to an area near the railroad tracks south of town for the small blaze. Crews were on scene for roughly a half hour and no injuries were reported. The cause of

PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Wednesday announced that there are only 23 active cases remaining of COVID-19 in their county. One of those persons is still in the hospital. Since the pandemic began, they have also reported three deaths and 157 total infections. Of

MENDOTA – A Mendota woman is facing child endangerment charges after authorities found a child in a smoke filled apartment.   On Wednesday the Mendota Police Department say that 25-year-old Alina C. Hernandez was taken into custody on an arrest warrant for two counts of Endangering the