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EARLVILLE – Two men were arrested after a call came in around 7 PM Tuesday for an alleged burglary in progress on a farm in rural Earlville.   The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say they were called to the 900 block of North 47th Road in Meriden Township and arrested 29-year-old Kyle

SUBLETTE – Heavy smoke and an upstairs bedroom was damaged, but no injuries were reported after a fire Tuesday evening in Sublette.   Around 5:30 PM area fire departments were called to the 200 block of West Santee Street, where they found a resident at the doorway of the home.   Crews

MORRIS – An experimental outpatient treatment to treat those infected with COVID-19 is being used at an area hospital.  Since last December, Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has administered monoclonal antibody infusion therapy to 218 outpatients diagnosed with mild-to-moderate

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Process Server is warning landlords who need to begin eviction proceedings that they’ll need to make an appointment.   The county is expecting an overwhelming number of evictions to be filed.  This comes in the wake of the lifting of Governor J.P.

  LAMOILLE – A water main break in LaMoille  has caused a boil order to be issued for a portion of the community.  The boil order goes into effect Tuesday for the break on Route 34 north of East Railroad Street.    

MENDOTA- The City of Mendota agreed to sell two residential properties by sealed bid Monday night. The city council voted to accept the bids for 1402 Lincoln Ave from Silvia Varela for $2000 and from Marilyn Hensley for 905 6th Ave for $9,001.12. The city received no bids for 1107 3rd Ave and

HENNEPIN – The largest dry-mill ethanol facility in the United States will now be the world’s first carbon neutral industrial park as well. Marquis Energy in Hennepin announced a plan to begin on-site carbon injection, a process that involves drilling into the sandstone underneath the

OTTAWA  — As hunting season opens, the Illinois Department of Public Health wants to remind hunters to take precautions against tick bites to prevent contracting diseases they may carry, like Lyme disease. Ticks carry Lyme and other debilitating and sometimes fatal illnesses. Removing ticks