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    PECATONICA –  Illinois State Police officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash on Interstate 39 northbound near the Baxter Road exit in Winnebago County, involving a District 16 ISP Trooper on Saturday. According to police, at approximately 6:05 a.m., a District 16

  Perry Memorial Hospital and OSF HealthCare are continuing the journey toward becoming one organization. “After careful consideration, the boards of Perry Memorial Hospital and OSF HealthCare have agreed upon a new name for Perry Memorial Hospital:  OSF HealthCare Saint Clare

OTTAWA – Over 180 cases of COVID-19 were announced in addition to 11 deaths in LaSalle County this week. Nearly 40 fewer cases were reported over the past seven days, however, the county’s death toll spiked by 7 more deaths compared to last week. On February 25th The LaSalle County

  OTTAWA – The La Salle County Board unanimously approved a resolution urging Governor JB Pritzker to veto HB 3653. The controversial police reform bill would drastically change law enforcement as we know it and it’s now in the hands of Governor J.B. Pritzker to sign. The bill

  OTTAWA – The La Salle County Board unanimously approved a resolution urging Governor JB Pritzker to veto HB 3653. The controversial police reform bill would drastically change law enforcement as we know it and it’s now in the hands of Governor J.B. Pritzker to sign. The bill

    SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,598 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 32 additional deaths on Friday. – Clinton County: 1 male 80s – Cook County: 1 female 50s, 2 females 60s, 3 males 60s,

    OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of three additional novel coronavirus-related deaths in the county on Friday. The individuals are a female in her 60’s, a male in his 60’s, and a male in his 90’s.  There have been a total of two hundred