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  WALTHAM – A two vehicle accident in Waltham Township has injured three people on Monday. According to LaSalle County Deputies, they responded to an accident on East 8th Road at the intersection of North-33rd Road. 36-year-old Guadalupe Diaz of Mendota was heading southbound on East

OGLESBY – Oglesby residents have been invited to view and comment on concept plans for the proposed development of Senica Square. City staff will be taking comments and questions about the project on Wednesday, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Oglesby’s City Hall. The project is said feature a

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is receiving more than $12.5 million in federal grants for improvements at Midway International Airport. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the funding Tuesday. The grants will be used to improve lighting on Midway’s

PERU – The LaSalle/Peru Shared Police Services could possibly house Illinois Valleys Regional Dispatch Center within their new headquarters. The shared service committee met Tuesday and passed a motion to authorize facility site visits in places like New Lennox and Glen Ellyn. Peru Police

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources received reports of Edizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in white tail deer. So far over 50 suspected cases were reported to the IDNR. The disease appeared at low to moderate levels in counties on or near the Illinois River, including

KENDALL – One man is dead after a two vehicle accident in in Kendall County, Monday morning. 44-year-old Scott Weber of Plainfield was traveling southbound on Grove Road after 8:30 a.m. when he failed to stop for traffic on Route 52. He was then struck by an eastbound truck tractor

CHICAGO (AP) — The trial of a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the death of black teenager Laquan McDonald resumes with the defense presenting evidence for a third day. Jason Van Dyke’s lawyers haven’t said who will testify first Wednesday. The focus Tuesday was

MENDOTA- Ed and Debbie Creager were in the living room when they heard the tremendous crash of most of a tree collapsing onto their home Tuesday night.   Their initial fears grew when they realized the tree had come through the ceiling of the dining room, just feet away from where their

PERU –  Illinois Valley Community Hospital is asking local residents for their opinions on what the area’s most urgent health care needs are. “We’re inviting everyone in the Illinois Valley to complete a survey and share their views on what they believe are the most pressing

PRINCETON – A Sunday afternoon collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle has taken the life of a woman and left one man injured. In a release by the Princeton Police Department, they state that around 4:15 p.m. they were called to the intersection of Main and Peru Street where they found