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White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday that President Joe Biden plans to travel to Brussels next week to meet with world leaders to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Psaki’s announcement confirmed speculation earlier in the week that Biden was in the early stages

STREATOR – The City of Streator plans to apply for a grant to support the development of the Streator Incubator. The USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant would serve to fund a full time manager and additional program development and marketing at the Incubator. The overall

MENDOTA – A Mendota man is being held on drug and weapons charges after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation.   Mendota Police took 32-year-old Matthew J Watson into custody on Monday on a La Salle County warrant for Unlawful Delivery Controlled Substance (Cocaine)

CREST HILL – A suspect is dead and a Crest Hill Police Officer is in serious condition after being stabbed during a domestic violence call Monday Night. Authorities say they were called to the 1400 Block of Pioneer Road for a dispute between a husband and wife in an apartment, and

Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured while reporting near Ukraine’s capital, the network said Monday. Hall has been hospitalized, however it is not yet clear how he was injured or how severe his injuries are, according to the network.  Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a memo

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) – the second-largest public school district in the nation — said that it will be keeping a mask mandate in place, despite the end of California’s statewide mask mandate for indoor public places. Monday, March 14th marked the first day

SPRINGFIELD – Flood Safety Week has kicked off across the state, and officials are reminding residents of Illinois to always be prepared for the most common disaster that can threaten almost every community. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency in partnership with all local Emergency

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate fell -0.1% to 5.0%, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 8,600 in January, based on data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s unemployment rate was one percentage points

  SHABBONA – The Illinois House has drafted a bill proposing the support of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s efforts to regain possession of the Shab-eh-nay Reservation that was illegally sold by the federal government in 1849. The nation is seeking to reclaim 1,280 acres of

  SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that expiration dates for driver’s licenses, ID cards and learner’s permits are being extended until July 31, 2022. The previous extension was set to end on March 31, 2022. As a result, expired driver’s licenses,