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SANDWICH – A 65-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash in Sandwich.   The Sandwich Police Department say around 4:30 PM Friday they were called to the 300 block of East Arnold Street for a motorcycle that had apparently struck a utility pole. The lone rider, David C. Hayes of

TONICA – Two people are dead after a single vehicle crash in Tonica on Friday night.   The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say they were called to Illinois Route 251 just south of Pontiac Street around 10:30 PM. The crash remains under investigation and the identification of those

IVCC President Jerry Corcoran awards Hope Beelman the 2022 F.W. Matthiessen Award PHOTO IVCC OGLESBY – Sophomore Hope Beelman of the Peru won the prestigious Frederick W. Matthiessen Award at Illinois Valley Community College’s 56th annual commencement last month. Beelman earned a 3.9

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority Board announced conditional awards totaling nearly $34 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits that will fund 25 affordable housing developments in 15 counties across Illinois. Once sold to investors, the

OTTAWA – Ottawa Township High School graduate, Cody Marko, is the 2022 recipient of the Don Morehead Community Service Scholarship. The $1,000 award will assist Marko’s higher education goals. He will attend Northern Illinois University in the fall, where he will pursue a degree in

FRANKLIN GROVE – A teen is dead and two other teens are injured after a UTV crash in rural Lee County.   The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say that on Thursday afternoon they were called to rural Franklin Grove for the crash.  Authorities say it appears the UTV lost control, rolled and

  UNDATED – Since Monday, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has increased by nine cents, and Illinoisans can expect to pay five dollars or more per gallon filling up this weekend. The AAA says gasoline demand grew as drivers fueled up for Memorial Day weekend

President Joe Biden delivered a prime-time nationwide address from the White House on Thursday evening, calling for Congress to ban assault weapons and implement stricter gun laws in the wake of several mass shootings in the United States.  Biden said in part: “We need to ban assault

Tulsa, Oklahoma police say that the motive of the alleged hospital shooter was to kill the doctor who performed back surgery on him “and anyone else who got in his way.”  Tulsa police Chief Wendell Franklin said during a live-streamed press conference Thursday that the gunman,

  SPRINGFIELD –  Unemployment rates throughout the state continue to go on a downward trend as more participate in the workforce, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. DCEO Director Sylvia I. Garcia, “As job numbers in key industries such as manufacturing and