OGLESBY – Oglesby Mayor Dom Rivara and the Illinois Valley Community College board’s facilities committee have been discussing the feasibility of partnering with the city on a solar farm on campus. The Mayor said that Oglesby needs a solar farm to increase its renewable energy
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PRINCETON – New cases of COVID-19 were announced in Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall counties, the health department confirmed. 15 new cases were reported in Bureau County, 3 were reported in Putnam County, and 2 were reported in Marshall County. The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health
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PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department reported that two more residents of the county have tested positive for COVID-19. These cases are a male under the age of 20 and a female in their 50’s, who are both recovering in isolation. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Livingston
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LASALLE – LaSalle Peru High School announced Thursday that they will continue E-learning through October 16th due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the community. The decision to finish out the first quarter was made based on current data and what they believe will have the best
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OTTAWA – Another resident of LaSalle County has died from COVID-19 related complications, the LaSalle County Health Department reports. The individual, a female in her 80’s, is now the 45th coronavirus related death in the county. The LCHD also announced 28 additional cases, for a total
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that 24 Illinoisans died in the past 24 hours from complications involving Coronavirus. The deaths range from a suburban St. Louis woman in her 50s to a woman in her 100s in LaSalle County. The LaSalle County death was
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MORRIS – Exelon announced Thursday that they will be closing the nuclear plants in Morris and Byron in fall of 2021. In a statement, they say the four reactors will shut down costing the area over 1,500 full time jobs and $63 million in tax revenue. According to Exelon, they say the
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STREATOR – The Streator Police Department say a man has been reported going to door to door asking for money, and residents should be on alert. On Wednesday they reported a resident complained about a white male in his late 40’s who was telling residents he would do odd jobs to
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OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College board’s facilities committee reviewed three future projects Wednesday. Upgrades were suggested for the Library/Student Success Center, Professional Development Center and the final construction phase of the Agriculture Center. The
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DEKALB – 22 additional cases of coronavirus were reported in DeKalb County, with 3 more announced in Livingston County. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, DeKalb County has reported 1,124 positive cases with 794 of those now fully recovered. Livingston County has seen 176 in total
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