Local Headlines

  PRINCETON – The Bureau County Emergency Management Association donated 100 flood cleanup kits to Henry County Office of Emergency Management, for the Village of Bradford in Stark County after torrential rainfall Thursday night. According to the National Weather Service, the

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 and a half years for murder in the death of George Floyd.  Minnesota laws will mean he will have to serve a minimum of 15 years. This came after Judge Peter Cahill denied a defense request for a new trial. 

  STREATOR  – A Woodland High School student will join other outstanding high school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career-oriented development experience, National Youth Leadership Forum  National Security – Diplomacy, Intelligence & Defense,

  WASHINGTON – Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Pontiac Municipal Airport, and Dixon Municipal Airport are amongst The U.S. Department of Transportation’s  Federal Aviation Administration grant recipients. $8 billion will be awarded to airports across the U.S. in efforts to keep

  LASALLE – The City of LaSalle is partnering with the State of Illinois to offer a Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinic from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday during the Celebrate LaSalle festival. No appointment is necessary to receive a vaccination and vaccines will be available on a

STATE SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Department of Transportation is warning residents to be on alert for multiple texting and emailing scams claiming to be from IDOT seeking personal information to defraud. In some instances, the scammers copy the IDOT website logos and masthead to appear

PERU – Peru residents that haven’t paid their utility bills are having their service cut short. City Clerk Dave Bartley says those that are on disrupted services are limited to 30 minutes of power and then 30 minutes without power for 24 hours. Back in April, City Clerk Dave Bartley