OGLESBY = A free, one-hour information session presented by IVCC cybersecurity program coordinator Nancy McDonnell will be available to all IVCC chamber members and local businesses. The Zoom conference titled “Cybersecurity Today” will be presented via Zoom at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The event
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College have announced agriculture transfer agreements with Illinois State University and Southern Illinois University. They say that with these agreements, IVCC students can pursue and complete an Associate of Applied Science degree in Agronomy or
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SPRINGFIELD – 10,526 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health in addition to 148 new coronavirus related deaths. Included in those deaths were 5 individuals from LaSalle County. Since the start of the pandemic, 770,088 cases have been reported by the
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed 7 new COVID-19 related deaths on Friday, individuals ranging in age from their 50’s to in their 90’s. The deaths from coronavirus related complications in the county now total 149 since the start of the pandemic. In addition to
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STREATOR – A Streator man was arrested after a report of possible gunfire Thursday. Around 12:30 PM the Streator Police Department were called to the 400 Block of Ralph Plum Street and after an investigation took 40-year-old Nicholas R. Simpson into custody. He was transported to the
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LASALLE – The bigger and better Celebration of Lights at Rotary Park in LaSalle have already brought holiday cheer to thousands this year, and with more visitors than ever expected for this weekend, they have announced a change in traffic patterns around the display. On Friday and Saturday
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PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department confirmed that 49 more residents of the county have tested positive for COVID-19 and one additional resident, a female in her 80s, has died due to coronavirus related complications. As of Thursday, the LCHD has processed over 31,000 COVID-19
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PRINCETON – 6 more residents of Bureau County reportedly have died due to COVID-19 related complications. The individuals range in age from their 60s to their 90s, and with their addition, there have been a total of 55 COVID-19 related deaths in Bureau County. In addition to those deaths,
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, two males in their 70s. There have now been a total of 142 coronavirus related deaths since the start of the pandemic. In addition, 106 new cases were reported by the IDPH with 35 new recoveries. Since
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PONTIAC – The Illinois State Police say two individuals were taken into custody on drug charges after meth was found during a traffic stop on I-55. They say on Tuesday they stopped a vehicle near Odell and found during a search around five pounds of purported methamphetamine. Two men, one
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