PRINCETON – An investigation during a traffic stop of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 led to the seizure of millions of dollars in cash. The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team say on Tuesday they stopped a westbound truck for an alleged traffic violation. During the stop,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that LaSalle and Bureau County have been upgraded to a warning status orange for COVID-19 due to an increasing number of cases. In LaSalle County the new case count was 229 per 100,000 residents, exceeding the level
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MENDOTA – The latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic from the Illinois Department of Public Health show more long term care facilities dealing with the potentially deadly novel coronavirus. Since last week, 3 more deaths have been reported due to complications of COVID-19 at Heritage
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LASALLE – Eastbound I-80 will be closed to all traffic Friday night starting at 9 PM. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the ramps at Illinois 251, Illinois 351 and the exit from I-39 will be blocked as well to allow for emergency repairs to the I-80 bridge over the
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health says the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state has surpassed 200,000. The department announced 1,834 new cases Thursday, taking the state’s confirmed case total to 200,427. Health officials say 24 additional
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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois state Sen. Terry Link faces a federal charge of filing a false tax return. That’s according to a charging document filed Thursday. Link, a Democrat from Vernon Hills, is the latest state legislator to face public corruption
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child who later tested positive for HIV has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Thirty-three-year-old Stephen Grimes was sentenced Tuesday by a Winnebago County Circuit Court judge, who specified that
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OTTAWA – As many schools decide not to fully reopen due to the pandemic, the American Automobile Association says that is reducing demand, thus causing gas prices to decline. Locally, LaSalle County continues its trend to have some of the lowest prices in the state, with an average price
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ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — A man convicted in the 1994 slaying of a suburban Chicago college student will spend more time in prison after a judge determined he was released four years too early due to a sentencing error. Forty-five-year-old Bonzell Joyner was taken back into custody Wednesday
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PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department reported that 3 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county total to 137 since the start of the pandemic. The new cases are a male under the age of 10, a female under the age of 20, and a male in their 70s, who are all
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