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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will be collecting dead birds to look for West Nile Virus.  Crows, Blue Jays and Robins will be gathered.  According to the health department, over the past eighteen years West Nile virus activity has been documented throughout LaSalle County.

PERU – The hydrant flushing in Peru originally scheduled April 25th through May 4th is being extended through Friday, May 6th. Residents should be aware of possible low water pressure and rusty water. If you experience any discoloration, you should let the water run until it is clear. Also,

    STREATOR – A motorcycle was stolen in Streator on Sunday. According to the Streator Police Department, it’s been reported that a Honda 150cc motorcycle was allegedly taken from a property in the 900 block of Bazore Street. No further details have been reported.  

    STREATOR – A motorcycle was stolen in Streator on Sunday. According to the Streator Police Department, it’s been reported that a Honda 150cc motorcycle was allegedly taken from a property in the 900 block of Bazore Street. No further details were reported.  

  OTTAWA – Construction of the road and parking lot area for the dells area of Matthiessen State Park will begin on Monday. Work will resurface and reconstruct the road leading into the Matthiessen Dells area area and it’s parking lot located near the junction of Illinois 178 and

The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $10,000 reward for information regarding a missing inmate and corrections officer in Alabama. The service took up the case of escaped Lauderdale County Jail inmate Casey Cole White, 38, and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White, who went missing

Authorities said that one person was killed and five others were injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival in Jackson, Mississippi. The person who died is suspected to have been one of the shooters and was shot by a law enforcement officer responding

SPRING VALLEY – The City of Spring Valley was awarded a safe route to school grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The approved project includes a new sidewalk for children in the community to reach school safely. New sidewalks will be coming to Posetti Drive from the

CHICAGO – The Illinois Commerce Commission announced that Commonwealth Edison has submitted a filing indicating that for the June 2022 – May 2023 delivery year, it will provide a credit to all of its delivery customers equal to 3.087 cents per kWh. This credit will lower consumer bills by

OTTAWA – Bridge replacement on Interstate-80 in Bureau County begins on Monday. The Illinois Department of Transportation plans to replace bridges that cross Maple Grove Creek, located six miles west of Highway 26. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction through fall, when the