PERU – Peru Mayor Scott Harl and others attended the ribbon cutting for the new roundabout Wednesday afternoon. The project, which hopes to alleviate traffic issues on Peoria Street and Plank Road, is the first intersection of its kind in LaSalle County. A fountain, which will be lit
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DIXON – A Dixon woman is facing multiple charges after an investigation into the death of a boy. The Dixon Police Department say 49-year-old Kelli M. Riggen was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with multiple felonies, including Class 3 Endangering the Life or Health of a Child and
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OGLESBY – The Oglesby Police Department has suspended their collection of unused prescription drugs and other paraphernalia, including needles until further notice. In a statement earlier this week, they indicated that it was out of precaution for the well being of officers during
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LADD – The Ladd Police Department are looking for clues as to who took it upon themselves to write in newly poured concrete at War Memorial Park on Tuesday. They said in a social media post that the damage will require four squares of concrete to be removed and replaced. Anyone with any
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PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department confirmed 27 additional cases of COVID-19; 25 residents and 2 inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center. All of the cases, including the inmates, are recovering in isolation. Since the start of the pandemic, 729 positive cases of COVID-19 have
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SPRINGFIELD – 6,110 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the second-highest daily case count the state has seen since the start of the pandemic. 51 additional deaths were also reported throughout the state, including 1 resident of Bureau County.
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SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois High School Association announced Wednesday that boys and girls high school basketball can continue this winter, contrary to what Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health advised Tuesday. The IHSA Board voted to allow Boys and Girls
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PRINCETON – A female in her 70’s is the 22nd and most recent COVID-19 death in Bureau County. Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Administrator Hector Gomez encouraged residents to take the virus seriously and take the necessary precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19. Since the start
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 1 additional COVID-19 related death, a female in her 90s, as well as 85 more cases. This is the highest daily case count the county has seen. The health department asked that all residents of the county do their part to slow the spread
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OTTAWA – The American Red Cross is reminding residents nationwide that with the time change set for this weekend, that you should take the opportunity to test your smoke detectors. If they fail to respond after installation of a fresh battery, they need to be replaced. They also say
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