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OTTAWA – Polling places in LaSalle County have been moved due to precautionary measures against the coronavirus. County Clerk Lori Bongartz reports that Heritage Woods and Pleasant View Lutheran will no longer be polling places, as the nursing homes are taking precautions against the spread

  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago has joined the ranks of cities around the world to scrap St. Patrick’s Day parades over concerns about spreading the new coronavirus. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday that the parade that was scheduled for Saturday posed too big of a public health risk.

STREATOR – No injuries were reported after a mid-day car vs train collision in Streator on Tuesday.  According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, they say 36-year-old Jillian K. Vissering of Long Point was traveling north on Cross Street and collided with a train.   No

PRINCETON – Bureau County Health Department representative Laurie Geuther spoke to the County Board about appropriate coronavirus precautions at their board meeting Tuesday night. Geuther explained that she thinks coronavirus impacting Bureau County is not a matter of “if,” but

MENDOTA- The 73rd annual Sweet Corn Festival will once again have plenty of the namesake crop that have brought thousands to Mendota every August.   The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that a supplier of sweet corn has been found, but that the donor wishes to remain anonymous.

LASALLE – Illinois State Police District 17 will be conducting roadside safety checks throughout LaSalle County during the month of March. Officers working the detail will be watchful for drivers who are driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, driving under the influence,

SPRINGFIELD – More than 7,000 students, including those in Bureau County, will visit state parks, museums and other natural resources sites this year through a grant awarded to their schools. 6th through 8th graders at Allen School and LaMoille School will be going to Lorado Taft Field in

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that a Kane and McHenry County resident has tested positive for coronavirus disease. The cases include a Kane County woman in her 60s and a McHenry County teen, neither of whom had a history of travel to an affected area and no

STREATOR – A Streator High School student is injured after being struck by a vehicle just outside of Streator High School on Monday. According to the Streator Police Department, a student was at a crosswalk near the main entrance of Streator High School on Lincoln Avenue, when they were

OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board Chairman Jim Olson declared April Organ and Tissue Month after a presentation by Gina Martin of Gift of Hope. She explained to the board how many individuals are currently waiting for organ donations and encouraged residents of LaSalle County to discuss