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HENNEPIN – Mendota is not a “Hot Spot” of suspicious vehicle activity, nor is any other community in the area.   A call about a vehicle in a driveway someone was concerned about on Saturday in Putnam County has caused numerous calls to law enforcement over what the department calls a

OTTAWA – Skydive Chicago in Ottawa is attempting another world-record Monday. 200 men and women across the globe will gather in Ottawa to jump from 19,000 feet to achieve a new vertical  skydiving record.  According to Skydive Chicago’s director Rook Nelson, in 2015, 164 people

SANDWICH – A woman allegedly took a puppy from a parked vehicle in Sandwich Saturday Morning.   According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office a puppy was in a van parked outside of a church on South County Line Road.   The owner of the puppy said the windows were down and the animal

OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare has continued to expand women’s health services in Ottawa. OSF HealthCare Medical Group Obstetrics/Gynecology – Ottawa office, newly opened this past April, is now offering a Maternal-Fetal Medicine clinic. Maternal-Fetal Medicine is a subspecialty of Obstetrics and

MORRIS – A man died from an apparent medical condition while working on his car before a race Friday night at the Grundy County Speedway. In a release Saturday the Grundy County Coroner states that 44-year-old Jason Parrott of Crete had been warming up his race car when it had engine

CHICAGO (AP) — Civil rights activists and local aldermen are criticizing a joint investigation by Chicago police and the Norfolk Southern Railroad that involved using a truck loaded with shoes to lure potential thieves. Residents of the city’s Englewood neighborhood recently filmed police

STREATOR – A car was taken and items were stolen from a car dealership in Streator sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday. In a release by the Streator Police Department Friday, a business in the 1400 block of North Bloomington Street had been entered and items were taken, along with a

SPRING VALLEY – The old bridge over the Illinois River in Spring Valley is set to be imploded next week, weather permitting. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that on Tuesday morning Illinois Route 89 and adjacent areas will be closed while the two southern spans of the

STREATOR – A pedestrian was struck by a train in Streator yesterday. Streator Police, Fire and Ambulance were called the area of Baker Street and 4th Street for the accident. When they arrived, they found a 20-year-old male who was then taken by ambulance to OSF for treatment. No further

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Board passed a resolution Thursday to recognize the epidemic of drug overdoses. Recommended by the Public Safety Committee, Drug Overdose Awareness Week will serve as a memorial week for those who have lost loved ones or live with permanent injuries resulting