LASALLE – The Illinois State Police announced an update on Wednesday to reports of a man jumping from the Abraham Lincoln Bridge over the Illinois River in May. Authorities say that troopers responded to report of a male jumping from the bridge around 11:00 a.m. on May 23rd. The state
Continue Reading »SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Director reminded residents of the state that they need to take steps to protect health from other illness as we continue to battle with COVID-19. Her warning comes as the IDPH has confirmed the first mosquitoes to test positive for
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced two more COVID-19 cases in the county on Wednesday. The additional cases are a male youth and a female in her 30’s, who bring the county total to 171 cases since the pandemic began. One additional case in the county has been
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MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department reported that they have arrested multiple individuals in possession of a dangerous drug over the past 60 days. Authorities report that Flualprazolam, sometimes referred to as a designer benzodiazepine, is often marketed as a research chemical and
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UTICA – On Tuesday the US Army Corps of Engineers began removing silt, sand and debris from the Starved Rock Lock in preparation for reconstruction. Starting on July 1st and continuing until the end October, the Illinois Consolidated Closures will close the locks to travel up and down the
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STREATOR – Streator City Council discussed potential updates to the abandoned Smith Douglas site during a special City Council meeting on Tuesday. The city is looking to apply for the Rebuild Illinois Shovel Ready Sites grant, which could provide a maximum of $2,000,000 to improve the site,
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DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department on Tuesday reported three additional residents from the Pine Acres long term care facility have died from complications of COVID-19. The department previously announced that these Pine Acres residents had tested positive for COVID-19. In the
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 797 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 95 additional confirmed deaths, 15 of those from outside the Chicagoland area. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 129,212 cases,
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced on Tuesday three new positive tests came back for COVID-19. A woman in her 30’s and two men, one in his teens and another in his 30’s were the most recent infections. Since the pandemic began, 169 have tested positive, with
Continue Reading »PERU – Peru Mayor Scott Harl explained to the council at Monday night’s meeting that the decision on when to reopen parks amid the COVID-19 pandemic is not up to him. As the area has entered into Phase 3 of Governor JB Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan, restaurants have started offering
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