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DIXON – A Mendota man was located by deputies after spending over a day laying injured in a field after a motorcycle crash in Lee County.   The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say that last week 40-year-old Aaron Hamrick was reported missing by his fiancé last Monday.  After a search by

STREATOR – The two individuals who led what authorities say was a manhunt that lasted over 8 hours Monday in rural Streator have had formal charges filed against them. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office said that 29-year-old Leroy E. Persinger of Streator has been charged with Theft

DIXON – Saturday DeKalb, Lee and seven other counties in northwestern Illinois will be adding restrictions due to COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that due to 8 days of positivity increases and four days of hospital admission increases, Region 1 will be having to

ROCKFORD – The man who reportedly fled from deputies in Kendall County after allegedly shooting a woman near Peoria has been located.  The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office say that on Tuesday 28-year-old Clarence M. Otis checked himself into a hospital in Winnebago County for medical

OTTAWA – LaSalle, Bureau, Livingston and Marshall County all announced additional COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. 14 new cases were seen in LaSalle County, with 6 in Bureau County, 5 in Livingston and 3 in Marshall County, with all cases recovering at home. LaSalle County also reported 25 new

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced that deputies will be swapping out their badges for new pink ones.   In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the newly authorized badges will be worn through the end of October.  Deputy Richard Robinson proposed the idea to

  STREATOR – A number of burglaries and attempted burglaries were reported in Streator.  Authorities announced two businesses say they had items stolen in the 1200 block of West Main Street and the 700 block of James Street over the last few days.  Also, a business on Benchmark

PERU – Trick-or-treating will still be happening in the cities of Peru and LaSalle this year. At Monday night’s city council meeting, officials from the city of Peru explained that trick-or-treating will be on Halloween, Saturday, October 31st, from 5-7 PM, the same time as LaSalle

PONTIAC – Twenty-three more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 and nine inmates have also tested positive at the Pontiac Correctional Center. All of the newly infected are recovering in isolation. Currently in the county, 41 cases remain active, with three