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OTTAWA – The body that was discovered Thursday in a creek near Sheridan has been identified.  According to the LaSalle County Coroner, 61-year-old Kevin Comer, of Sheridan, was found in Somonauk Creek.    Deputies were called to the scene Thursday afternoon near the 4100 block of East

STREATOR – The Streator Police say a man was struck by a vehicle Thursday night.   According to the report, they were called to the intersection of East Main and North Otter Creek around 9:30 PM after a 65-year-old Streator man was apparently hit by a vehicle.   He was taken to OSF Health

The City of Peru announced fire hydrants will be flushed starting June 22nd and continuing through July 1st.   Periodically the hydrants need to have fresh water run through them to prevent  silt or rust from damaging firefighter equipment.  Flushing will occur weekdays from 6 AM until 3:30

OGLESBY- The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America recently made a $10,000 grant to the Illinois Valley Community College agriculture program for biotechnology equipment. The equipment will be used in Introduction to Field Crop Science and Animal Science labs. Compeer made a $5,000 donation

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 692 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state on Friday, along with 44 additional deaths. Illinois has now had a total of 135,470 cases of COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic, with 6,580 deaths. The

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported four more individuals have recovered from COVID-19 in the county on Friday. This brings the total to 137 individuals who have recovered in the county. The number of confirmed cases in the county remains at 188, as no new cases were

DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department announced two additional deaths from complications related to COVID-19 in the county on Friday. One individual was a resident in the 50’s and the other was in their 70’s, and a resident from Pine Acres Rehab and Living Center. There have now