SPRINGFIELD – A group of wildland firefighters from Illinois have returned from Colorado after battling the largest in that state’s history. The 139,000 acre Pine Gulch Fire used assistance from the 21-person crew made up of U.S. Forest Service, Shawnee Resource and Conservation
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SPRINGFIELD – An investigation is underway at the Pontiac Correctional Center after authorities say they have found two cases of Legionnaires’ disease. The Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Department of Public Health made the announcement Thursday. They say
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DEKALB – A DeKalb man was arrested during an investigation into drug sales after allegedly posting online that he had drugs for sale. The city of DeKalb Targeted Response Unit Detectives say that 30-year-old Eric T. Hughes was spotted in a vehicle on Hillcrest Drive, and after making
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MINONK – An Illinois State Trooper was injured Thursday after a Wisconsin driver struck a patrol car in a construction zone on I-39. Authorities say a 71-year-old man from Menomonee Falls was traveling northbound near Minonk around 1 PM in Woodford County when for unknown reason he
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PRINCETON – An investigation during a traffic stop of a tractor-trailer in August on Interstate 80 led to the seizure $9,267,845 in cash. Two individuals are named in a forfeiture filing in Bureau County, Jose A. Flores-Salgado and Alberto Aguilar, both of California. The Tri-County Drug
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STREATOR – A motorcycle was reportedly stolen in Streator on Wednesday. The Streator Police Department say they were called to the 700 block of East Morrell Street around 2 PM where an owner said the cycle had been missing for a couple of days. The vehicle, described as a red 2008 Shanghai
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PONTIAC – Seven more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department made the announcement Thursday. Countywide, only 41 cases remain active, with two individuals still being hospitalized. Since the pandemic began, they have tested
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LASALLE – The Illinois Veterans’ Home in LaSalle received a donation of over $15,000 yesterday from Operation Smart TV. The money will be used to provide residents of the veterans’ home with smart televisions so that they can better stay in touch with loved ones even when they can not
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OTTAWA – 23 new coronavirus recoveries were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department, as well as 10 more positive cases. The health department also reported that one previously reported case was found to live outside of the county, and has since been transferred. LCHD has confirmed
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PRINCETON – 13 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department on Thursday. 10 of these cases are from Bureau County, 2 are from Putnam County, and 1 is from Marshall County. These cases are all currently recovering at home. The health
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