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OGLESBY – At Thursdays board meeting of Illinois Valley Community College, it was announced that they would be continuing discussions with Foreign Service Group of China on education matters.   Foreign Service Group is setting up an English-language school for Chinese nationals at the old

DIXON – A Kentucky man who was reported missing after his tractor-trailer was left abandoned in Lee County has been found.   Family say he was located along a road in New Jersey and will be reunited with loved ones soon.   No charges are pending or expected at this time. According to the

DEKALB – A woman who was originally reported as being abducted from DeKalb County on Friday afternoon apparently was taken into custody by a bail bond company from Mississippi.  According to the DeKalb Police Department, after an investigation it was determined that she may have defaulted

UPDATE – WOMAN HAS BEEN FOUND ACCORDING TO DEKALB POLICE  See the complete update story here DEKALB – A woman has reportedly been abducted at a gas station Friday afternoon in DeKalb.  The DeKalb Police Department issued a social media post asking for help locating 27-year-old

OTTAWA – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team announced an arrest on Thursday of a Streator man on a felony warrant for unlawful delivery. According to Tri-Dent Thursday afternoon a LaSalle County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop south of Ottawa on Route 23. As a

HENNEPIN – Air freshener cans in the front seat of Clifford Andersen’s SUV reportedly prompted his arrest in the death of his sister-in-law Deborah Dewey. That’s according to testimony heard Friday from Illinois State Police Special Agent Chris Novotney, who saw a white SUV

BLOOMINGTON – Milwaukee Police arrested a man in a drug investigation who was later determined to be wanted for a triple murder in Bloomington.   According to the Bloomington Police Department, 25-year-old Sydney T. Mays Jr. was taken into custody Thursday evening and charged with six

OGLESBY – The President of Illinois Valley Community College laid out what they hoped would be the future plans for the shared police station on their grounds. At Thursday’s meeting, Jerry Corcoran said that partnering with local law enforcement on this venture makes great sense. The

OTTAWA – Four juveniles were arrested in connection with church burglaries in Ottawa. Ottawa Police responded to a call on the 900 block of Columbus Street and on the 100 block of East Lafayette for reported burglaries at two Churches on June 25th. According to Ottawa Police forced entry