OTTAWA – Statewide and area county gas price averages have taken a spike compared to this time last month. American Automobile Association numbers show Putnam County has the highest gas price average locally of $3.55 per gallon. Bureau and LaSalle county are both averaging around $3.53, up
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OTTAWA – The American Red Cross is reminding residents nationwide that with the time change set for this weekend, that you should take the opportunity to test your smoke detectors. If they fail to respond after installation of a fresh battery, they need to be replaced. They also say you
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MENDOTA – The Raising Men Lawn Care Challenge representative Rodney Smith visited Mendota Thursday to present an 11-year-old with a new lawn mower, weed eater & leaf blower. Finn Sessler, son of Pat and Gary Sessler say their son worked through the hot summer to mow as many lawns for
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MENDOTA – The City of Mendota will be paying more over the next five years to be a part of the ongoing intergovernmental agreement for a regional dispatch center. The yearly cost to share telecommunicators with LaSalle, Peru, and Oglesby will eventually increase by $20,000. The Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD –The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is encouraging all Illinoisans to make safety a priority as winter returns to the state. To help Illinoisans prepare for the changing weather, IEMA and the NWS developed a Winter Weather Preparedness Guide to help
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will now offer the COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine for kids. On Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ that children 5 to 11 years old be
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OTTAWA – Ten miles of southbound Interstate-39 will be closed on Thursday night. The closure is between Illinois 71 exit 51 from Oglesby, to Illinois 18 exit 41 through Lostant. The closure begins at 6:30 p.m. and will last overnight. The closure is for emergency repairs on the
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OTTAWA – Ottawa’s City Council is allowing all bodies under the city’s government to meet virtually if they choose. After a request from the Ottawa Visitors Center Board to meet virtually, Mayor Dan Aussem granted all commissions and boards permission. Meetings will still
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UNDATED – County unemployment rates for the month of September have dropped by a percentage or more. Last month, unemployment in LaSalle County was up to nearly 7%, now it has dropped down to 5%. Bureau and Putnam county dropped by a percentage point, now averaging 4%. Statewide
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CHICAGO – Eleven health insurance companies are offering Illinois consumers health plans this year, up from eight the previous year. November 1st kicks off Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace. Illinois residents have until January 15th of 2022 to
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