UNDATED -A twister that touched down in North Central Illinois left devastating damage to properties in Arlington. Matt Friedlein of the National Weather Service said Tuesday that so far they have identified seven twisters, including one that touched down near Arlington in Bureau County
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LASALLE – The city of LaSalle is moving forward with demolition work at a building that partially collapsed in July. City Council approved a contractor out of Spring Valley for just under $60,000 to safely clean up and dispose of what’s leftover at the 1001 1st Street Building
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PRINCETON – A number of funnel clouds and likely tornadoes developed Monday afternoon across North Central Illinois, nearly a year after a devastating Deracho struck. There were reports of building damage in Bureau and Dekalb Counties, plus other storm damage from the slow moving storms
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GARY – A Somonauk man who has been missing since August of last year was located deceased in Indiana. Authorities say the body of 36-year-old Garnie Dell Rice was found December 2nd in an abandoned home. Rice was identified by DNA. An investigation into the death is ongoing by
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Canada is lifting its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians. The reopening Monday is part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. The border has been
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GARDNER – The Grundy County Coroner’s Office and Grundy County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a crash on Saturday that claimed the life of a six-year-old girl. Authorities say the crash occurred just before 1:30 pm in Gardner. Police say, a vehicle driven by the child’s mother
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LASALLE – LaSalle-Peru High School students will have some normalcy in the upcoming school year. The high school board voted unanimously in favor of students returning to their regular schedules but with preventative measures in place. Students will no longer be allowed to carry
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DIXON – A man accused of multiple arsons was arrested after a pursuit in Lee County on Thursday. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office say that Thursday afternoon they were called to multiple rural addresses for a report of a man in a white van attempting to start fires. Authorities
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched an online portal to track the vaccination rates for residents and staff of long term care facilities statewide. On Wednesday Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that by early October all staff at state run facilities will be
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PRINCETON- The Princeton Police Department announced Thursday the retirement of K9 Roy. Roy, twelve-year-old 75-pound Belgian Malinois was born in Holland. He, along with his handler Officer Joel Drozda, graduated from Controlled FORCE as a dual-purpose Police K9 Team in 2013. During his
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