PERU – A research article co-authored by an Illinois Valley Community Hospital physician has been published in the October 15th edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The article, which summarizes current knowledge about the causes of bone marrow
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OTTAWA – LaSalle County and the state of Illinois saw record coronavirus cases reported on Saturday. The LaSalle County Health Department says 57 people tested positive in the past 24 hours for the novel coronavirus, while the state reports 6,161 new cases. While no new deaths were
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GRAND RIDGE – A Streator man has died two weeks after a fatal crash that also took the life of an Ottawa teen. On the evening of October 8th authorities were called to the intersection of East 18th and North 21st road for the crash east of Grand Ridge. According to authorities
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SHERIDAN – A Sheridan man is dead after what authorities are calling a freak car deer crash Friday morning. The Grundy County Coroner said that a vehicle traveling south on Route 71 near North 47th road struck a deer which sent the animal airborne into a northbound vehicle driven by
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By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Physician Ngoze Ezike, the state’s public health director, is pleading with Illinois residents to resist “COVID fatigue” and to keep wearing face coverings after months of the coronavirus pandemic. The
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WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police chief says an officer who shot a Black couple inside a vehicle has been fired after committing “multiple policy and procedure violations.” The shooting earlier this week in Waukegan, Illinois, killed 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette and
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PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is reminding residents of a program to help uninsured women ages 40-64 attain mammograms free of charge. The Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program will also assist those with insurance by paying their deductible if diagnostic
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CHICAGO (AP) — An organization in Chicago that advocates for the city’s central business district has decided to remove some decorative clusters of lights and speakers from the downtown area. The Chicago Loop Alliance is uninstalling “Lightscape,” a multisensory experience
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OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions Office will be hosting a live, virtual Transfer College Connection Night on Tuesday, Oct. 27. This event is designed to inform parents and students about the college transfer process will be held from from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. IVCC
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LASALLE – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team arrested a Chicago man Thursday on Crack and Heroin charges. They say that around 12:30 PM they conducted a traffic stop on Charters Street after a several month investigation into alleged drug sales by TRI-Dent. Taken into custody
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