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  OGLESBY – Three individuals are facing drug charges after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation on Tuesday. According to Tri-Dent, they were called to the 400 block of Florence St in Oglesby after alleged drug activity during an Illinois Department of Corrections

STREATOR – Streator Township High School District 40 is noting they will be receiving a 13.82% increase in cash for the district in the next year, an additional $859,066.41.  Superintendent Matt Seaton said the increase in tax revenue from the new windmills east of Streator will actually

PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department on Tuesday reported that since the pandemic began, Putnam County now has had 300 cases of COVID-19. Newly reported cases include 19 in Bureau County, 4 in Putnam and 4 additional infections in Marshall County. The first

PONTIAC – Nineteen more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 and a man in his 80’s has passed away from complications related to the disease. The Livingston County Health Department reported on Monday that the total number of dead has reached 48. They also

LASALLE – The Illinois State Police District 17 in LaSalle are warning residents about another phone scam that is attempting to separate you from your personal information or money. They say that a resident in Kane County was targeted by someone claiming to be a member of law enforcement

SPRING VALLEY – An area cat has found herself the center of attention in a viral ‘Star Wars’ internet video. Gabe Leonard and his girlfriend, Lacey McNelis, filmed their five-month-old kitten Maple batting the TV screen during a viewing of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’.