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SPRINGFIELD – The first day to complete the 2020 Census online is Thursday. The Illinois Department of Human Services says the online questionnaire is the easiest way to get counted and can be accessed from a smart phone, tablet, computer and terminals at local libraries. The census is nine

OTTAWA – Polling places in LaSalle County have been moved due to precautionary measures against the coronavirus. County Clerk Lori Bongartz reports that Heritage Woods and Pleasant View Lutheran will no longer be polling places, as the nursing homes are taking precautions against the spread

  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago has joined the ranks of cities around the world to scrap St. Patrick’s Day parades over concerns about spreading the new coronavirus. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday that the parade that was scheduled for Saturday posed too big of a public health risk.

STREATOR – No injuries were reported after a mid-day car vs train collision in Streator on Tuesday.  According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, they say 36-year-old Jillian K. Vissering of Long Point was traveling north on Cross Street and collided with a train.   No

PRINCETON – Bureau County Health Department representative Laurie Geuther spoke to the County Board about appropriate coronavirus precautions at their board meeting Tuesday night. Geuther explained that she thinks coronavirus impacting Bureau County is not a matter of “if,” but

CHICAGO (AP) — A man’s decades-long stay in isolation in an Illinois prison has prompted proposed legislation that would limit how long a prisoner can stay in solitary confinement. Called the Anthony Gay Isolated Confinement Restriction Act, the legislation would bar the Illinois Department

CHICAGO (AP) — An oversight group is reminding voters to not necessarily cast votes for a judicial candidate in Illinois’ primary on St. Patrick’s Day just because that person has an Irish last name.  The Illinois Civil Justice League says it’s long been known that

MENDOTA- The 73rd annual Sweet Corn Festival will once again have plenty of the namesake crop that have brought thousands to Mendota every August.   The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that a supplier of sweet corn has been found, but that the donor wishes to remain anonymous.

LASALLE – Illinois State Police District 17 will be conducting roadside safety checks throughout LaSalle County during the month of March. Officers working the detail will be watchful for drivers who are driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, driving under the influence,

SPRINGFIELD – More than 7,000 students, including those in Bureau County, will visit state parks, museums and other natural resources sites this year through a grant awarded to their schools. 6th through 8th graders at Allen School and LaMoille School will be going to Lorado Taft Field in