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HENNEPIN – After a second day of jury selection in the Clifford Andersen trial, a full panel of jurors has been selected at the Putnam County Courthouse.  Clifford Andersen is charged with murder and concealment of homicide in the death of his sister in law Deborah Dewey.  A total of 14

PERU – Officials have announced that Splash Field in Peru will be closed on Tuesday, July 10th for maintenance. After feedback was received from the community, the hours have been expanded to 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The water attraction installed in Washington Park was funded in part by

PERU – The City of Peru met Monday to discuss finances, property purchases and a multi-jurisdiction facility. The city announced that retail sales are booming in the area. Over 6 million dollars in sales tax has been accounted for due to frequent shopping. The council also approved the

HENNEPIN – Jury selection began in the Clifford Andersen trial in Hennepin, Monday. Eight people were seated and six more are yet to be selected. Andersen is charged with murder and concealment of homicide in the death of his sister-in-law Deborah Dewey. The Judge believes that the

LADD – An Iowa man was killed in a single vehicle accident on Interstate 80 Sunday afternoon. According to the Illinois State Police 28-year-old Rajak Singh Randhawa was traveling westbound around 4:45 p.m. when for unknown reasons he left the roadway. The vehicle overturned several times

CHICAGO (AP) — A pilot may have saved lives by crashing a medical helicopter in a grassy area on the South Side of Chicago rather than on major interstate highways or a train station nearby, officials said Sunday. The four people on-board Saturday evening were injured but no one was hurt on the

        UPDATE – Jones was found in New Jersey 7/14/18   DIXON – A semi-truck found in Lee County has been identified as one belonging to a man missing from Kentucky since June. According to the Wayne County Kentucky Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Austin

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A year after Illinois lawmakers ended a historic state budget impasse, social service agencies and other providers hardest hit by funding cuts say they’re just starting to recover. The providers said some rate increases approved in fiscal 2018 and 2019 isn’t

SPRING VALLEY – Some residents of Spring Valley are going to be getting carbon monoxide detectors thanks to the Spring Valley Fire Department and First Alert. In June the department entered a contest and was selected to receive 60 detectors to distribute to the community.

STREATOR – A smoke alarm alerted a Streator resident to a fire inside of a single family home early Sunday morning.  Streator Fire Department officials say that the resident of the home in the 500 block of South Sterling was able to escape the burning home and call 911.  When firefighters