LASALLE – There will be another improvement coming to Rotary Park next year thanks to a generous donation from an area church. Cameron Graper of Ax Church and LaSalle Mayor Jeff Grove announced Tuesday that a playground will be added to Rotary Park near the ball diamonds in 2021.
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By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit contends that the Chicago Police Department is using the coronavirus pandemic and recent protests as “cover” to deny criminal suspects their legal right to speak with their attorneys. The lawsuit filed by the Cook County
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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A community group says a Milwaukee woman who was in custody for two years accused of killing a man who sexually assaulted her and other underage girls has been released from jail. Chrystul Kizer was released Monday from the Kenosha County Jail. The 19-year-old woman is
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CHICAGO (AP) — A former FBI special agent has been charged with stealing sensitive government documents and keeping them in his home. Yen Cham Yung was arrested this week in Colorado and will be taken to Chicago to face the charges. Yung worked for years in Chicago investigating organized
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SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health released guidance for bringing students back this fall. Governor J.B. Pritzker also announced that the State will make 2.5 million masks available for free for students and staff in all K-12 public
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DEKALB – The health department of DeKalb County announced 3 more positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. There have now been a total of 550 confirmed cases in the county since the start of the pandemic, with 18 deaths. 330 of these cases are fully recovered, with 18 having died from
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OTTAWA – LaSalle County Health Department announced that a female in her 20’s is the latest confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county. There have now been a total of 191 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. 144 of these cases have recovered and been released from isolation,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 601 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, including 38 additional deaths. The IDPH is currently reporting a total of 137,825 cases in the state since the pandemic began, with 6,707 deaths. The only county in Illinois that
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PERU – Multiple fire departments returned to a home in Dimmick Township Tuesday, days after a fire Thursday night. Crews were called around 11AM to the 400 block on North 35th Road after a contractor noticed smoke. According to Peru Fire Chief Jeff King, the cause of the smoke appeared to
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LASALLE – The city of LaSalle pool will be opening on Friday. Mayor Jeff Grove confirmed that due to the movement of Illinois into Phase Four of the re-opening plan during the coronavirus pandemic, the swimming pool at Hegeler Park will be allowed to open with restrictions. Adults,
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