LASALLE – The Chief of the LaSalle Police Department has announced he will be retiring. Chief Robert Uranich stated in a letter to the city that his last day will be July 15th. After 31 years of service, he has chosen to retire at the age of 55. “I have had the privilege to
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco says the government must revoke its approval of a widely used weed killer that has damaged other crops and turned neighbor against neighbor in some farm communities. The court ruled June 3rd that the EPA has understated or ignored
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STREATOR- An SUV that was reported stolen on Wednesday was involved in multiple crashes that evening, but the driver has yet to be caught. Streator police say a Ford SUV was taken from the 400 block of Richards Street. It would turn up around 8 PM Wednesday night starting a chain reaction
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PERU – Illinois Valley Animal Rescue, or IVAR, is a licensed shelter housing hundreds of animals a year, however, new regulations put into effect by the state of Illinois have added a new expense this year, a fire alarm system. In 2019 Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the new Kennel Safety
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed five additional cases of coronavirus in the county on Thursday. These cases, a male in his 50’s and four females ranging in age from their teens to their 50’s, bring the county total to 188 cases since the pandemic began. These
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 593 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 134,778. The IDPH also confirmed 55 additional deaths related to the coronavirus, which makes 6,537 deaths in 101 counties in Illinois.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinoisans struggling to pay mortgages and rent and small businesses, all impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, will have access to $900 million in grants. State officials say $150 million of the funds will be available for emergency rental assistance, with the same amount for
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BLOOMINGTON — The American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus for a limited time. Antibody testing will indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced
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SPRINGFIELD- The state of Illinois announced the annual Free Fishing Days celebration is coming up Father’s Day Weekend. It is a four-day celebration that runs June 19th through the 22nd in Illinois when anglers can fish without purchasing a fishing license, salmon stamp or inland trout
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LASALLE – Summer concerts will return to the Hegeler Carus lawn, but new rules are being adopted to ensure proper social distancing. Circles 8 feet in diameter have been spray painted on the lawn where your group should remain during the event. No more than 10 per group will be allowed and
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