Local Headlines

DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 13 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, the county has had 702 confirmed cases in total, with 22 deaths from complications related to COVID-19. The DCHD also announced that the DeKalb County Nursing

OTTAWA – 7 new cases of COVID-19 were announced in LaSalle County on Wednesday. The LaSalle County Health Department reported that these individuals range in age from youth to their 60s. There have now been a total of 286 cases in the county since the start of the pandemic. 10 more cases

  PRINCETON – 3 residents of Bureau County have tested positive for coronavirus. The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Department reported that the individuals, two males in their 20s and one in their 30s, are recovering at home at this time. Since the beginning of the

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,187 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, along with 8 additional deaths. At his press briefing, Gov. JB Pritzker announced that the state would also be changing the boundaries and number of health regions, going from 4 to 11.

STREATOR – Multiple vehicle burglaries were reported in Streator Tuesday.  The Streator Police say that unlocked vehicles in the 200 and 300 block of South Everett Street, and in the 700 East Wilson Street were entered.    Numerous items were allegedly taken, including electronics and

OTTAWA – A man from Chicago was arrested after an incident involving a gun on the 4th of July in Ottawa.  The Ottawa Police Department say they received a call around 10:15 PM from a motorist crossing the northbound Veterans Memorial Bridge, stating that another driver had allegedly cut

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — A judge won’t allow the media to publish or broadcast autopsy photographs of a 5-year-old northern Illinois boy during this week’s sentencing hearing of his mother who has pleaded guilty in his beating death. A McHenry County judge said Tuesday that

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state of Illinois has collected $52 million in taxes from legal adult-use marijuana sales. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office says Tuesday that $34.7 million is coming from excise taxes. Sales taxes that will be shared with local governments account for $18 million.