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On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted the state’s “vaccine-or-mask” requirement for indoor businesses, citing “major improvement” in COVID-19 numbers.  Gov. Hochul said in a briefing that the rule — which mandates that workers either be vaccinated

On Wednesday, a second man charged in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty and agreed to testify for the prosecution at the federal trial of four other defendants. 27-year-old Kaleb Franks of Waterford, Michigan admitted in U.S. District in Grand Rapids that he and

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced that data from the Business Formation Statistics Report that shows Illinois is among the top ten states nationally in business startups – in addition to reaching the highest recorded number of

OTTAWA – The deadline to file for the Illinois Department of Revenue’s “Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program” is fast approaching. LaSalle County Treasurer James L. Spelich is reminding those residents that the state sponsored tax relief program allows qualified

  STREATOR – The city of Streator has selected a person to fill a vacancy on the council. 37-year-old Jason Darby who manages Streator Eagle 6 Theater,  will be Streator City Council’s latest member. Darby says after being vocal about wanting changes in Streator, he decided he

MARSEILLES – One man was taken to a Peoria hospital after a stabbing in Marseilles Tuesday.  The Marseilles Police Department report that they were called to the 500 block of Wallace Street around 8:15 PM where they located a 54-year-old rural Marseilles man with apparent stab wounds to

    STREATOR – Streator’s ambulance service provider is asking the city for financial support. Officials for Advanced Medical Transport pitched their request to council members for contributions to maintain support to the greater Streator area. Vice President of finance Tim

On Tuesday, Second gentleman Doug Emhoff was escorted out of an event by a Secret Service agent because of a reported “security threat.”  Emhoff’s wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, was not with him at the event taking place at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. in

A 17-year-old was arrested in connection to a homicide investigation that led to the death of Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer last week during a predawn “no-knock” raid. The teenager was identified as Locke’s cousin in court documents.

OTTAWA – With February being American Heart Month, the LaSalle County Health Department wants to remind residents that heart disease is the number one killer of women in Illinois, and the U.S. While heart disease has traditionally been seen as a “man’s disease”’ one in three women