Local Headlines

MARSEILLES – The Marseilles Police report on Monday night around 9:30 p.m. that there was an incident where several shots were fired in the city.   They say that it took place in the 1000 block of Orange Ave and that the event was reportedly isolated.   The investigation is ongoing and

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democrat J.B. Pritzker took the oath as Illinois governor, giving Democrats nearly unprecedented power at the Statehouse after four years of divided government only worsened the economic woes of a state, billions of dollars in debt. The 53-year-old heir to the Hyatt

LASALLE – Farmers are experiencing the effects of the government shutdown, through vital departments like the USDA. According to LaSalle County’s Farm Bureau President David Isermann, various loan and compensations programs for farmers are now inaccessible. Isermann says specialty

ILLINOIS – A donation shortfall over the winter holidays is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an emergency call for blood donors, to prevent a blood shortage from continuing throughout winter. According to the Red Cross, they collected nearly 30,000 fewer blood and platelet

FRANKLIN GROVE – A Lee County man is dead after a Friday morning head on crash in Ogle County.   In a release by the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, they say that a 28-year-old Byron man was traveling south and 49-year-old Michael Chavera of Dixon was traveling north on Lowden Road around

DOWNERS GROVE – A vehicle has struck and killed an Illinois State Police Trooper Saturday afternoon. ISP Director Leo P. Schmitz announced the line of duty death of District 15 (Downers Grove) Trooper Christopher Lambert. Trooper Lambert was on the scene of a three-vehicle traffic crash in the

PAW PAW – The top job at the Paw Paw Fire Department goes to Robert Edwards, who replaces Chief Joseph Mulcahy in an announcement made Friday. Also announced was the promotion of Brian Milton to Assistant Fire Chief.

PEORIA – A man is dead after being shot early Saturday in Peoria.   Peoria Police say around 5 a.m. shot spotter alerted them to an incident in the 2300 block of West Marquette Street.   Officers discovered an adult male with gunshot wounds in the backyard of a residence.   He was

CHICAGO (AP) — The state of Illinois says federal food assistance money will be provided through the end of February during the government shutdown. The Illinois Department of Human Services said Friday that February SNAP benefits will be issued to Illinois customers about a week and a half

LASALLE – Sick outs and non reporting for work by Transportation Security Airport screeners and Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors is likely to increase if the government shutdown continues, according to flyersrights.org. So far local travel agency owner, Anna Lijewski (LEE-