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SYCAMORE – Two buildings were struck by vehicles in DeKalb County Wednesday in unrelated incidents. The first occurred around 10 AM in Sycamore when authorities say a 37-year-old Hinkley man crashed into the Sycamore Police Department building for unknown reasons. The second was around 7:30

MENDOTA – Distress calls from a mother duck on the shore of Lake Mendota led to a dramatic rescue of ducklings trapped in the passageways under the spillway.   A woman fishing noticed the commotion and contacted authorities.  Around 9 PM the Mendota Fire Department arrived with ladders

TROY GROVE – No injuries were reported after an oversized load crash on I-39 Tuesday near Troy Grove. Authorities say traffic was reduced to one lane while the tractor-trailer and the large piece of earthmoving machinery was removed from the ditch. The lane was closed for over two hours,

  SPRING VALLEY – Mitigation efforts at Barto Landing in Spring Valley are complete and the site is now open for recreational use. According to the Bureau County Emergency Management Agency, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has completed clean up on the oil spill that

OTTAWA – Property owners across LaSalle County should be receiving their real estate tax bills in the mail this week. The due date for the first half installment will be July 1st, with the entire bill due on September 1st. Payment can be made online at LaSalleCountyTreasurer.com, local

  SPRING VALLEY – Clean-up begins this week for an oil spill on Barto Boat Landing. On Saturday, the Illinois State Police reported an oil slick in the small harbor of the boat landing that prompted additional Haz-mat resources. On-site coordinator Thomas Mendez with the United States