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PRINCETON – A Massachusetts man is facing felony cocaine charges after being stopped on I-80 in Bureau County.  On Thursday the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team say they stopped a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Brendan R. Johnson of Centerville, Massachusetts for allegedly

STREATOR – Residents were displaced after a smokey fire in an apartment in Streator on Saturday.   The Streator and Grand Ridge Fire Departments were called to the 200 block of South Bloomington Street around 4:30 PM for a house fire that may have individuals in the upstairs apartment. 

STREATOR – A garage was a complete loss after a fire Friday in Streator.   The Streator Fire Department say they were called to the 300 block of East First Street around 3 PM and found the structure fully involved.  It took 15 minutes to extinguish the blaze, which had collapsed the roof

OTTAWA – Twelve La Salle County residents died from complications related to COVID-19 since January 21, according to the LaSalle County Health Department.  The individuals were were a woman in her 50s, two men in their 60s, three women in their 60s, two men in their 70s, three men in

OGLESBY – Students planning to attend Illinois Valley Community College next fall have until February 10th to apply online for Foundation scholarships. Current students, high school seniors and anyone planning to enroll in fall or spring 2022-23 courses is welcome to apply for nearly 200

  UNDATED – Local county unemployment in LaSalle, Putnam and Bureau counties are continuing a trend at under 5% for the past three months. According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, statewide unemployment made the biggest decrease, now at 5.3% compared to 8% a year

  PEORIA – A survey taking opinions from residents about potential passenger rail use across the area has been put out by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The survey will be used by IDOT and local leaders to assess the viability of new passenger rail service that would run

DWIGHT – One person is dead after a two vehicle crash in Grundy County Thursday. The Grundy County Coroner’s Office was called along with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office to Illinois Route 47 in Dwight around 9AM for the collision between a semi-tractor trailer and a passenger

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police have unveiled an interactive Statewide Expressway Shooting website which contains current and historical data regarding gunfire incidents on all expressways in Illinois. The SES dashboard displays the number of reported expressway shootings from 2019