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MENDOTA – The City of Mendota is taking bids for a municipally owned property through the 28th of January. In a special meeting last night, the City Council voted to accept bids for 1017 Main Street, a property that was previously bought by the city with TIF money on Thursday, December

OTTAWA – OSF Hospitals are asking those who wish to get asymptomatic or close contact COVID-19 testing to go elsewhere. They said yesterday that with the rise of COVID-19 infections primarily among the unvaccinated, OSF HealthCare is asking members of communities it serves to refrain from

OTTAWA – Most communities have winter and snow parking restrictions in place in order to get the streets back open after a snowstorm.    Here are some of the area rules, but if you have specific questions you should contact your city for details at your address or business. Earlville

OTTAWA – Slippery travel conditions could be in store for us as the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory in effect from 9 AM – 3 PM Tuesday.  Areas near and north of I-80 could receive up to three inches of snow and possibly some freezing rain.

      OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office says a Streator man is dead as a result of a shooting incident. The 23-year-old man has been identified as Austin M. Adamchak. Coroner Richard Ploch says the matter is under further investigation by the Livingston County

    STREATOR – No injuries were reported in a structure fire in Streator on Sunday morning. According to the Reading Volunteer Fire Department, they responded to the 300 block of Carriage Lane after a shed caught on fire. Lieutenant Darrell Porter said the fire then extended into

PRINCETON – Last week the Princeton Police Department received a cash donation towards the acquisition of a K-9.  The Bureau County Mounted Search and Rescue Team donated $2000 to help fund the purchase of a bloodhound.  Bloodhounds are used for tracking persons who are missing or have

        STREATOR – One person is dead after an alleged home invasion in Streator on Sunday.According to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department, with the assistance of Streator Police Department and the Illinois State Police, they investigated a home invasion

OTTAWA – Nearly two years into the pandemic, everyone has earned a holiday break with their family and friends. But as the nation gathers again for celebrations this season, the American Red Cross, which provides 40% of the country’s blood, is facing historically low blood supply levels. Busy

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture’s proposed administrative rules for the use of Dicamba on soybeans were published in the Secretary of State’s Illinois Register. The proposed restrictions for dicamba use on soybeans are the same restrictions that were required in