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  MENDOTA – There will be no fishing on Lake Mendota until April 2nd, the start of trout season. The lake was stocked with trout and fishing will not be allowed until April 2nd. When the season opens, anglers will be limited to five per day and are required to have a valid fishing

  SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced the completion of a statewide sampling to investigate the prevalence of PFAS in drinking water in communities across the state. The Illinois EPA began the investigation in the fall of 2020 and completed sampling for 18

LASALLE – A recent grant will allow LaSalle Library patrons to check-out Laptops, Chromebooks and Tablets. The Library was awarded $19,000 by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Users will be allowed to check-out one of the mobile devices for up to 90 minutes while within the

SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1.4 million in School District Library Grant Program awards to 672 public school districts. More than 1.5 million Illinois students served by school library programs will benefit from the grants. School

MENDOTA – False alarm fire calls in Mendota could soon cost property owners. The Mendota City Council on Monday approved a $250 fine for a second false alarm call and a $500 fine for any subsequent false alarms during any twelve month period. Property owners can ask for the penalties to be

  LASALLE – The city of LaSalle made clarifications to its special events permits to allow for extended music hours and possibly increase the allowed decibel readings. Now that warmer weather is upon us, bars and other establishments, like the Hegelar Carus Mansion, are requesting

NEPONSET – A Bradford man was killed in a rural Bureau County crash. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office say around 5 AM Tuesday a vehicle was traveling east on Kentville road near Neponset when for unknown reasons they left the roadway and came to rest in a field. The driver was

Eric Greitens, Missouri’s former governor and current Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has been accused by his ex-wife Sheena Greitens of allegedly being physically abusive and “unstable,” according to court records filed on Monday. Sheena Greitens and Eric Greitens have

President Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, addressed senators on the first day of confirmation hearings on Monday, telling the lawmakers she would “decide cases from a neutral posture” if they approve her nomination to the high court.  Jackson

SPRINGFIELD – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois will be facing a fine of $339,000 for failing to submit required information after terminating a contract. The Illinois Department of Insurance announced Monday that the fines were part of the penalty from failing to allegedly comply with the