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MARSEILLES – The Marseilles Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying an individual or individuals who are allegedly damaging multiple properties with graffiti along the I &M Canal. If you have any information regarding the graffiti posted below please

    PERU – A bloodmobile will be coming to Peru Library on Saturday and residents are encouraged to schedule an appointment to donate. ImpactLife is the exclusive provider of blood products and services to more than 120 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.

Jack Dorsey, CEO and co-founder of social media platform Twitter, said on Monday that he is stepping down as CEO. The 45-year-old Dorsey will remain on Twitter’s board of directors until next May, according to an email to staff that Dorsey tweeted. Twitter’s chief technology officer,

President Joe Biden said on Monday the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic.”  While health experts work to learn more about the quickly spreading strain, Biden said researchers believe that current vaccines should be adequate against the

  OTTAWA – Three coronavirus deaths were reported in LaSalle County’s weekly COVID-19 report. The individuals are males in their 60’s, 70’s, and a man in their 80’s.  There were 167 new COVID-19 cases, 100 of those cases from individuals in their 30’s or younger.

  UNDATED – If your old pumpkins and gourds from Halloween and Thanksgiving have overstayed their welcome and you’re thinking of feeding the wildlife, think again. While posts on social media have been recommending feeding wild animals, the Illinois Department of Natural

DEPUE – A fire Saturday evening destroyed a Depue home. Around 7:45 PM the DePue Fire Department was called to the 1200 block of North Avenue for a fully involved fire. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm was called and over a dozen area departments responded to support the crews battling the blaze that