MARSEILLES – One person is injured after a vehicle accident involving a car and semi-tractor trailer on Route 6n in Marseilles on Wednesday. According to the Marseilles Police Department, just before 5 p.m., a vehicle driven by 18-year-old Skyler Kisellus was heading eastbound on Route
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MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department announced that they will be taking part in an initiative called the One Mind Campaign to help handle calls that involve mental illness. Chief Gregory Kellen made the decision to join the program because law enforcement engages with a number of
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OTTAWA – 10 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the LaSalle County Health Department, making a total of 11,259 cases seen since the pandemic began. The health department also reported 41 new recoveries throughout the county, totalling 9,455 in all. The LCHD confirmed as well that two
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SPRINGFIELD – Governor J.B. Pritzker received his COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at a mass vaccination site in Springfield. The Governor visited the Illinois National Guard and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health mass vaccination site at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and spoke
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LASALLE – LaSalle’s City council approved of an electric car charging station for the downtown area. Economic Developement Director Leah Inman says the $8,000 station that supports charging two electric vehicles will be ready by the summer time. A location is yet to be decided. After
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed that an individual in his 80’s has died with COVID-19. This is now the 285th COVID-19 related death the county has reported. In addition to the death, 14 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the county, individuals ranging in
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LASALLE – Two LaSalle police officers were honored for apprehending a Sandwich man on the run from authorities after allegedly shooting a couple in Sheridan. LaSalle Police Officers, Luke Radtke and Tyler Slimko, were recognized by Sheriff Thomas Templeton on Monday at the LaSalle
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STREATOR – Prom season is underway and Streator high schools are hashing out plans to make the special event possible. Woodland High School is planning a prom under the conditions that students who plan to attend take a COVID-19 test on two Fridays before the event and all dates must
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD) today announced a new pilot program to address obstacles faced by rural child care providers in meeting the state’s quality of care standards. In partnership with the Illinois Department of
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OTTAWA – 23 new cases of COVID-19 were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department, making a total of 11,237 cases seen in the county since the pandemic began last year. In addition to these cases, the LCHD also confirmed 34 more recoveries. Of the positive cases reported in the
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