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MARSEILLES – Fire departments responded to an incident involving a diver at the power plant near Marseilles on Tuesday. The Marseilles and Seneca Fire Departments were called to the LaSalle County Generating Station for a report of lost communications with a diver for 20 minutes around 3

  OGLESBY – The Oglesby Planning Commission is continuing to involve the public in reviewing the 2019 Comprehensive Plan. There will be a public follow up meeting to receive input on the goals of the plan on Wednesday at city hall at 6:30 p.m. Drafts of the Goals and Implementation

  CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois cities are experiencing record-breaking cold. The National Weather Service in Chicago says record low temperatures were set Tuesday morning at both Chicago and Rockford. It says Chicago had a low of 7 degrees (-13.89 Celsius), which breaks the previous record of 8

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A priest who served at several southern Illinois parishes has pleaded guilty to the distribution of child pornography and the possession of methamphetamine. The Rev. Gerald Hechenberger faces up to 26 years in prison after pleading guilty last week to three counts of

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ environmental agency is enlisting fifth and sixth grade students to educate people about how algae affects bodies of water using art or language. The theme for this year’s contest held by the Illinois Environment Protection Agency is “Algae:

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a suburban Chicago security guard who was shot to death by a police officer is demanding justice a year after the shooting. Jemel Roberson was killed by Midlothian police Officer Ian Covey on Nov. 11, 2018. The 26-year-old Roberson, the security guard at a Robbins

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal bribery charge against an Illinois state legislator has led to questions about whether lawmakers should be allowed to lobby other units of government. The federal bribery charge last month against former Rep. Luis Arroyo laid bare the potential ethics

PERU – Snow is beginning to taper off after several inches fell across north-central Illinois this Veteran’s Day. The arctic blasts that plunged down through the northern Plains and upper Midwest Sunday night brought up to six inches of snow and high winds. According to

PERU – Snow is beginning to taper off after several inches fell across north-central Illinois this Veteran’s Day. The arctic blasts that plunged down through the northern Plains and upper Midwest Sunday night brought up to six inches of snow and high winds. According to

LASALLE – A member of the Hegeler-Carus family has passed away. Mary Louise Carus was born in 1922 and died on November 3rd. A memorial celebration will be held at the Hegeler Carus Mansion at 3:00 p.m. December 1st. Carus’ ashes and memorial book will be available for visitation and