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OTTAWA – With recent rainfall in some parts of LaSalle County and dryness in others has left some farmers hurting. According to LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann, South and East parts of LaSalle County experienced more damage to crops due to dry weather. However, North

DEKALB – A man has been charged with Aggravated DUI and Reckless Homicide in the death of a bicyclist in August in the city of DeKalb. On August 23rd, a DeKalb man, identified as 49-year-old Carlos Melendez died after being struck in the early morning hours by an SUV. After an

HARDING – A tractor-trailer being driven by a man from Montgomery struck two cows Wednesday night in LaSalle County.  According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s office, 28-year-old Jesus Ramos was eastbound around 8:30 p.m. on US Route 52 near Harding when he collided with the

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The I & M Canal in Will and Grundy counties will get a $6.7 million DuPage River spillway upgrade.   That is just part of the more than $14 million for improvements to state parks.  The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that projects

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A judge is rebuffing claims that a youth football coach brandished a gun during a fight with parents, and he agreed to set lower bonds for both men arrested during the melee. Forty-three-year-old Terrance Morris of Valparaiso, Indiana, and 39-year-old Devorah Clark of

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that health care providers in the state have reported nine clinically-diagnosed cases of a rare condition that afflicts the nervous system, in particular the spinal cord. The condition is called acute flaccid myelitis,

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a construction worker, killed when a steel beam fell at a construction site in Evanston.  A crane was lifting beams from a semitrailer Tuesday morning at a nine-story apartment building under

CHICAGO (AP) — The white Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald has been moved to Rock Island jail and will remain there while he awaits sentencing. Rock Island County Sheriff Gerry Bustos said that Jason Van Dyke arrived Tuesday

MARSEILLES – A public hearing will be held on October 17th to share details on the Housing Rehabilitation Grant the city of Marseilles is apply for. The Marseilles City Council announced yesterday that they received an additional $10,000 in backing to acquire the grant to refurbish and

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Authorities don’t know who dumped a 4-foot-long reptile into Lake Michigan, but they now know what kind it is. After initially believing the animal spotted Monday swimming near Waukegan, Illinois, by a startled kayaker was a caiman, officials now say it is actually