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ROCKFORD – The Winnebago County Coroner and his wife are both facing charges after an investigation by the Illinois State Police into alleged forgery and theft. In February, the ISP say they began to look into the spending of 50-year-old Coroner Bill Hintz and 50-year-old Michelle Hintz,

PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department said Friday that Bureau County will remain under the warning level of orange by the state for COVID-19 infections. They were notified of sixteen new cases on Friday, fourteen of those in Bureau County. Marshall and Putnam

MINOOKA – A man is dead after an incident that was described as a work place fatality. The Grundy County Coroner on Friday say that the Minooka Fire Department were called to a business located in the 600 block of Twin Rail Drive in Minooka around 3 PM. The man was taken to Morris Hospital

LAKE HOLIDAY – A man was reported missing in the early morning hours Friday at Lake Holiday, but was located safely hours later. According to Somonauk Fire Department Assistant Chief Brad Cummings, they were called by the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office to find an adult male who was

PERU – The identity of the possible victim of the multi-state truck driver serial killer remains a mystery, as authorities are examining bones found during the search Wednesday of a property on May Road near Peru. Convicted murderer Dellmus Colvin recalled the night around fifteen years ago

PERU – Even with the ripple effect of Hurricane Laura disrupting supply, Labor Day Weekend fuel prices are expected nationwide to be at a four year low. According to AAA, the nationwide average price per gallon of gas is $2.32, twelve cents above the low of $2.20 in 2016. Locally, LaSalle

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department received confirmation that mosquitoes from Ottawa tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquitoes were collected on September 3rd and Environmental Health staff were able to conduct the confirmatory test on the mosquitoes at the Health

PONTIAC – Four more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for coronavirus disease. The Livingston County Health Department on Thursday say a woman in her 60’s is currently hospitalized battling COVID-19. Three other new cases were recovering at home in isolation.